SHAH ALAM – Three flood temporary relief centres (PPS) have been activated in the Klang district after several settlements especially in Port Klang were inundated following a heavy downpour since 2pm yesterday.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis when contacted said as of 10pm, three PPS at Sekolah Rendah Agama (SRA) Kg Delek, SRA Pulau Indah and SK Telok Gong have been activated involving 113 victims based on the information received from District Disaster Management Committee.
“Among the areas in Klang that were flooded under 1m of water were Kg Nelayan, Teluk Gong and Port Klang involving 106 victims when water overflowed from a sewage area and drain,” he said when contacted.
He said the department was still actively conducting ‘search and rescue’ operations to bring the victims who are feared to still be in the area because the water level was also reported to be up to the waist.
Meanwhile, as of 7pm yesterday, the fire and rescue team also rescued a family comprising an elderly woman in her sixties and four children when the water level at their home in Jalan Nangka, Banting rose to about a meter.
“We managed to rescue all and they were waiting to be relocated to a PPS.
“We successfully rescued a family comprising two women in their 30s and a man in his fifties. They have been sent to the Dewan Teluk Panglima Garang PPS,” he said, adding that as of 10pm last night, water has started to recede. – Bernama, December 18, 2021
