TANJUNG MALIM – Severe flooding in the Muallim and Hilir Perak districts are caused by broken bunds at Sg Slim, Slim River and Sg Bidor, Teluk Intan following continuous rain yesterday.
Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad said the bunds were meant as flood prevention barriers.
He added that the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) will repair them, but this will depend on the situation.
“We need to understand that the repairs depend on the strength of the currents, otherwise they could break like what has happened in Larut and other places,” he said after visiting and handing over contributions to flood evacuees at the Kemas temporary relief centre (PPS) here today.
According to Saarani, the DID will take short- and long-term mitigation measures to deal with major floods.
He also advised flood victims and security personnel at the PPS to comply with standard operating procedures to curb the spread of Covid-19.
As of 5pm, the Hilir Perak district recorded 442 victims housed at five PPS after 12 villages were inundated by floodwaters, while the Muallim district recorded 458 evacuees at five PPS. – Bernama, January 4, 2021
