JOHOR BARU: Floods hit Johor again following the continuous heavy rain since Tuesday (Feb 28), forcing the evacuation of 1,591 victims in four districts to 21 relief centres (PPS) as of 8am on Wednesday (March 1).
The state Disaster Management Committee, in a statement, said the PPS were opened in stages since 10.30pm on Tuesday, involving six each in the Segamat, Kluang and Johor Bahru districts, and three in Kota Tinggi.
"A total of 209 families were affected by the flood in Segamat, 162 families in Kluang, 131 families in Johor Bahru and 32 families in Kota Tinggi," it said. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, very heavy rain at a dangerous level is expected to continue until Thursday in the state.
Meanwhile, the water in several rivers in Johor has exceeded the dangerous level, namely Sungai Segamat at 38.32 metres; Sungai Lenik at 13.74m; Sungai Lenik, Ladang Chaah at 6.73m; Sungai Kahang, Kampung Contoh at 15.49m; and Sungai Sayong, Kampung Murni Jaya at 18.93m. Sungai Skudai, Kampung Separa at 18.8m; Sungai Pontian Besar, Kampung Melayu Bukit Batu at 12.01m; Sungai Pulai, Kampung Ulu Pulai at 2.85m; Sungai Skudai, Kampung Laut at 5.6m and Sungai Skudai, Kampung Pasir at 1.05m.- Bernama
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