For ice cream seller, A. Subramaniam, the safety of a few hundred picnickers was his main concern when he saw an unusual wave moving towards Teluk Bahang beach.
“I had never seen such a wave. I knew something was wrong as the wave was dark and as high as a coconut tree,” he said.
Riding a 200kg motorcycle loaded with ice cream, Subramaniam said he rode on the sand and screamed to the picnickers to leave the place.
“But many of them just stood and watched the coming wave. The first wave was not that strong but the second one was very powerful and lasted about five minutes,” he added.
Subramaniam said he managed to prevent a 16-year-old girl from being swept away by the wave.
“Fortunately enough, the people there ran to safety before the second wave came. But when I rushed to Batu Ferringhi, I saw many people being swept by the wave,” he said.
His son, Kugilan, 14, who was selling ice cream in Tanjong Bungah, said he saw several children being swept by the waves.
“Their parents tried to pull them but the waves were very strong,” he said.You can go read the full article here.
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