JOHOR BARU – Three river monitoring stations in Johor recorded dangerous water levels as of 1pm today while six more recorded alert levels.
According to data from the Irrigation and Drainage Department’s flood information portal, the three stations are Sungai Lenik at Ladang Chaah, Segamat that recorded a water level of 6.69m (danger level 6m), Sungai Johor, Rantau Panjang in Kota Tinggi which is now at 10.44m (danger level 9.80m) and Sungai Skudai in Kampung Laut, Johor Bahru which recorded 7.03m (danger level 3m).
The monitoring stations that recorded alert levels were at Sungai Muar in Sungai Senduk (Tangkak); Sungai Bekok in Yong Peng (Batu Pahat); Sungai Senggarang in Senggarang (Batu Pahat), Sungai Johor (Kota Tinggi); Sungai Skudai, Kampung Separa (Johor Baru) and Sedili Kechil (Kota Tinggi).
Meanwhile, Kota Tinggi received the highest rainfall yesterday with 13 stations in Kota Tinggi receiving very heavy rainfall between 138mm up to 274mm followed by 10 stations in Johor Baru, which also recorded very heavy rainfall between 124mm and 214mm.
As of noon today, 6,248 people from 1,628 families in seven Johor districts have been displaced by floods compared to 5,818 people from 1,540 families earlier this morning. – Bernama, January 3, 2021
