PENGERANG: A complete of 34 individuals, together with a child, have been transferred to a brief aid centre after a flash flood hit Kampung Baru Sungai Mas in Penawar right here.
The Kota Tinggi Civil Defence Power Catastrophe Administration Secretariat in an announcement knowledgeable that the incident occurred at about 5.20pm on Friday (Nov 5).
“Steady heavy rainfall brought about a few of the residential areas and villages to be inundated with water, forcing individuals to be moved from their homes,” it stated.
“Eight households have been relocated to the Kampung Baru Sungai Mas neighborhood corridor at about 6.50pm,” added the Secretariat
They added that it was drizzling within the space and that they’d give updates on the state of affairs every so often.
In the meantime, Johor fireplace and rescue division chief Datuk Yahaya Madis stated that the division had launched statewide flood surveillance in hotspots and flood-prone areas on Friday.
“As of 7pm, the water ranges in all rivers within the state are nonetheless underneath management despite the fact that there are just a few instances of flash floods.
“Surveillance was performed by all 33 fireplace and rescue stations within the state,” he stated the division has additionally performed security consciousness actions on public seashores in Batu Layar and Punggai.
He added that these dwelling in flood-prone areas ought to be prepared to maneuver out in the event that they began to note steady heavy rainfall of their space.
