KUALA LUMPUR – Continuous heavy rain in the Klang Valley overnight caused floods in several Selangor districts, among them Sepang, Hulu Langat, Petaling and Klang.
According to the Selangor Civil Defence Force Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, seven temporary evacuation centres (PPS) have been opened since early this morning, to accommodate more than 800 people from 200 families.
These PPS are at Gemilang community hall, Taman Gemilang in Sepang; Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ulu Semenyih; Pekan Bangi Lama community hall in Hulu Langat; Dewan Camelia in Putra Heights and Putra Heights Mosque in Petaling; Kg Johan Setia Mosque and Kg Jalan Kebun MPKK hall, Batu 7 in Klang.
Meanwhile, PPS at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Jeram in Kuala Selangor, and Dewan Bagan Nakhoda Omar and Dewan Simpang 5 in Sabak Bernam are still in operation since November 11.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director, Norazam Khamis, said a landslide occurred early this morning in Taman Sri Jelok, Kajang, involving a two-storey terrace house, and four victims, aged 19 to 26, were safely evacuated.
Meanwhile, a Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue station spokesman said that the situation around the capital was still under control despite heavy rain early this morning, but monitoring, especially in hotspot areas, continued.
In Melaka, the number of evacuees remains unchanged, at 37 people from 12 families, as of 8am this morning, involving residents of Kg Bukit Tambun, Kg Bukit Balai, Kg Pulau, Kg Belimbing and Kg Panchor.
The Melaka Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a statement, said all evacuees are housed at a PPS at the Durian Tunggal State Constituency Development and Coordination Committee office.
In Johor, three districts are still affected by flash floods, namely Tangkak, Kluang and Segamat; the number of evacuees has dropped slightly to 325 people as of 8am this morning, compared with 327 people reported last night.
The district disaster management committee, in a statement, said all evacuees, from 80 families, are still housed in five PPS.
“A total of 39 people are placed at Kg Batu Badak hall and 14 people are still accommodated at Tasek community hall, Segamat; while 32 people are housed at Kg Ithnin Maarof hall in Kluang.
“Currently SK Simpang 5 Darat and Sekolah Agama Simpang 5 Darat in Tangkak accommodate 132 and 108 evacuees respectively,” it said.
It also said that the water level in Sg Lenik (Ladang Cha’ah), Segamat, recorded a dangerous level, with a reading of 6.09m.
In Penang, state Civil Defence Force assistant director (Operations), Kamal Jakarinah, said that the PPS at Desa Puri hall was closed yesterday afternoon after the flood situation fully recovered. – Bernama, November 17, 2022
