A violent thunderstorm hit the Damansara area in Selangor this evening, and a video shared on Threads shows just how strong the winds were. Filmed from inside a car queueing at a toll plaza beneath an elevated highway, it shows a car being lifted by a gust and thrown against another car.
The clip, tagged Damansara and posted at about 6.30pm, also shows heavy rain and strong winds whipping spray across the lanes as motorists wait to get through the toll. There is no word yet on whether anyone was hurt.
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Over in Kota Damansara, another user shared two clips at about 6.20pm, both shot from a block of flats. The first shows a red car in the car park below being pushed along by the wind as spray and debris swirl around it, while the second shows trees bent over by the wind around the blocks and a children’s playground.
“Hujan ribut area kota damansara, ya allah scary ye puting beliung,” the user wrote, describing what they believed was a whirlwind, before warning motorcyclists heading home from work to be careful.
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The storm comes as the country goes through the monsoon transition phase, which the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said began on October 9 and will last until late this month. During this period, weak winds from various directions encourage thunderstorm clouds to form, bringing heavy rain, lightning and strong winds over short periods, particularly in the afternoon and early evening.
MetMalaysia has warned that this could lead to flash floods, fallen trees and damage to unstable structures across the western and interior parts of the peninsula, as well as western Sabah and Sarawak. Its forecasts and warnings are available on its website, the myCuaca app and its social media channels, or via its hotline at 1-300-22-1638.
If you’re on the road when a storm like this hits, slow down, turn on your headlights and leave a bigger gap to the car in front. Avoid parking under trees or next to billboards, and don’t attempt to drive through flooded roads. If you can, delay your journey until the weather clears.
It’s also a timely reminder to check that your car insurance includes the Special Perils add-on. A standard comprehensive policy doesn’t cover damage caused by natural disasters, so if your car is crushed by a tree brought down in a storm or damaged in a flash flood, your claim could be rejected without it.
Special Perils extends your cover to flood, storm, tempest, landslide, landslip, subsidence, earthquake and other convulsions of nature. It’s priced as a percentage of your car’s sum insured, which makes it a small extra compared to the cost of repairing a car hit by a tree or written off by floodwater.
If you renew through our car insurance and road tax renewal service, you can compare quotes from MSIG, Allianz, Zurich Takaful and Takaful Malaysia side by side, add Special Perils (flood) cover before you pay and get 10% off with the promo code PAULTAN.
MITI want us to buy these cheap milo tin kosongs so we can fly on road
Agreed. quickly go trade-in your cheap biscuits tin kosongs to QV-E
Buy lighter cars might get blown into the sky.
Buy heavier cars might fall into a sinkhole.
Susahlah……
Perodua Alza (April 22, 2026) – A Perodua Alza had its front tyre trapped in a sinkhole outside Pudu Plaza in Kuala Lumpur
Perodua Myvi (November 24, 2019) – A 3-square-metre sinkhole opened up on Jalan Maharajalela heading towards Jalan Loke Yew in Kuala Lumpur, causing a Perodua Myvi driven by a 42-year-old woman to plunge in (the driver was unhurt)
Agreed. Quickly go trade-in your lighter to QV-E
Why only 1 blue car being moved but others still can stay firm?
Haha. I thought he bumped into someone else’s car. Usual la when visibility low
not only the alza, there are other cars being moved. only the blue alza got lifted
There’s another online video shows Axia gets side sweep
That’s why it’s called Wind of Change by Scorpions.
I call BS, these cars are close to 1Tone. that’s 1000kgs, there are no aerodynamic elements on that car plus if there were any it needs to be at speed to have any meaningful lift. Spoilers on cars are to generate downforce not lift. We get it insurance is good but lay off with the laughably pathetic clips taken a angles and presented out of context. That car didn’t just move, it lifted. Not happening.
After King Maibi, it’s okay P2 cars proven can now withstand gusts and still good resale value they say.
Agreed. Flied car go workshop repairs and burns NCD or wallet purse pocket.
yeah, he believes he can fly now
Should had flew higher if the blue car fitted with spoiler bodykit.
So light la Perodua, make mind blown away.