PETALING JAYA, Oct 15 — Unusually high and continuous rainfall from 8.30am this morning in Kuala Lumpur caused major rivers, including Sungai Batu, Sungai Klang, and Sungai...
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“Rainfall readings at the city centre station exceeded 114mm per hour, which is 54mm higher than the norm,” the statement read. By 10.45am, all major roads in the city centre had reopened, except for a one-way closure at Jalan Rahmat, it added.“Flooding was reported around Bulatan Dato’ Onn, and DBKL deployed three mobile pumps to drain the water. The situation returned to normal by around 9.18am,” the statement read.
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