KUALA LUMPUR – Five more landslide incidents were recorded by the Mineral and Geoscience Department today, adding to a total of 126 landslides reported nationwide during the current northeast monsoon period.
The National Disaster Management Agency, in a statement today, said that the five landslide incidents occurred in Pahang (two), Selangor (two) and Kuala Lumpur (one).
The total number of landslides that took place in Selangor is 51 cases, Pahang (40), Negri Sembilan (17), Kuala Lumpur (eight), Sarawak (six), Terengganu (three) and Melaka (one).
Meanwhile, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) Careline, through a post on Facebook, stated that electricity supply in 852 flood-affected areas in Pahang, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Negri Sembilan has been restored as of 12 noon today.
This refers to 525 areas in Pahang, 183 areas in Selangor, 119 areas in Kuala Lumpur and 25 areas in Negri Sembilan.
“If the floods have receded in your area but (you) still have not received electricity supply, this is due to the substation that supplies electricity to your premises being still not completely safe to be activated,” it said.
It added that three areas in Selangor, two areas in Negri Sembilan and one area each in Pahang and Kuala Lumpur have yet to receive power due to safety reasons.
Apart from that, it said, efforts are being carried out by TNB to ensure that power supply in the affected areas can be restored in stages, depending on access and local conditions.
TNB Careline also advised customers to ensure that electrical equipment that has been exposed to water through the floods has been dried properly first before use. – Bernama, December 30, 2021
