MELAKA – The flood that occurred in Kg Morten were due to high tide and overflowing of Sg Melaka following continuous rain, said Melaka Drainage and Irrigation Department director Abd Hakim Hamzah.
He said the rainfall was not too heavy, recording about 150mm yesterday, but Sg Melaka overflowed as it received a relatively large amount of river water from Tampin in Negri Sembilan, which flowed through the state.
“The peak of the high tide occurred in Melaka at 8am today, and the collision with water from Sg Melaka caused water to overflow into Kg Morten.
“The incident caused the tourism area to be flooded, but the water will recede in the afternoon,” he said.
Abd Hakim said Kg Morten would continue to be hit by floods until Tuesday, as the high tide occurred every day and the heavy rain warning is to continue until then.
He said all the sluice gates in the state had been opened to reduce overflowing of water from Sg Melaka to the low-lying areas.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department had issued an orange warning of continuous heavy rain in Pahang (Jerantut, Kuantan, Bera, Pekan, and Rompin); Negri Sembilan; Melaka; Johor (Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, and Kota Tinggi); and Sabah (Sandakan, Telupid, Beluran and Kudat).
Some photos and videos of the floods in Kg Morten have gone viral on social media today. – Bernama, January 2, 2022
