Downpour wreaks havoc in Johor, several areas hit by flash floods

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JOHOR BARU: A downpour since early Tuesday (Oct 22) has wreaked havoc with several places hit by flash floods in the state.

In some areas, the flood waters were almost one metre deep and had caused a lot of losses.

Larkin Fire and Rescue Department operation commander K. Karuppannan said the department had received a distress call at 12.28pm on Tuesday. “We have stationed some personnel to monitor the area and provide aid to the victims involved, ” he said in a statement here.Meanwhile, Skudai Fire and Rescue Department operation commander Suraini Adnan said that rescue operations were ongoing at Kampung Pulai and Kampung Ulu Pulai.

In Pontian, 42 people from two villages were evacuated to two separate evacuation centres at 3pm Tuesday.State Local Government, Urban Well-being and Environment Committee chairman Tan Chen Choon said two locations in Muar had also been affected by floods - Kampung Seri Gelam and Kampung Sari Baru - at 11am on Tuesday.

 

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