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Cops confirm high tide caused floods in Muar

Police say water began to recede at Kg Parit Kedondong Laut, Parit Jawa at 10am

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 23 Nov 2022 7:04PM

Cops confirm high tide caused floods in Muar
Police say no residents had to evacuated after floods hit Kg Parit Kedondong Laut in Parit Jawa, Muar this morning. – Pixabay pic, November 23, 2022

MUAR – Police today confirmed that Kg Parit Kedondong Laut in Parit Jawa, here, was hit by floods this morning due to the high tide phenomenon.

Muar police chief Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz, however, said floodwaters in the area, which is located about 2m from the sea, began to recede at about 10am today.

He said this after a 43-second clip went viral showing floods in several areas in the district.

“The video was first detected on social media at 10am today. Police, the Civil Defence Force, and the village headman rushed to Kg Parit Kedondong Laut in Parit Jawa.

“None of the residents, however, had to be evacuated,” he said in a statement today. – Bernama, November 23, 2022

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