SEREMBAN: Linggi city, which was badly hit by floods 5 many years in the past, is significantly inundated on Saturday (Dec 18), making it seem like a small island following steady heavy rain since Friday (Dec 17) night.
Several automobiles had been seen submerged within the flood waters and a few residents had been stranded whereas firemen had been utilizing boats to evacuate folks from the affected areas.
The Linggi assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rahman Mohd Redza described the flood in Linggi this time because the worst since 1971, with many areas inundated by flood waters, particularly low-lying areas or these close to streams.
“It’s actually dangerous this time, with the flood waters reaching as much as the neck in some areas. Last yr, flooding occurred 4 instances and twice this yr but it surely’s the worst this time because the residents couldn’t go away or enter their neighbourhoods,” he mentioned right here Saturday.
Worried in regards to the state of affairs, Abdul Rahman mentioned the state authorities ought to act quick to keep away from floods from occurring within the district in future because it adversely affected the folks.
Port Dickson OCPD Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed mentioned cops had been able to be mobilised to help the flood victims.
Meanwhile, in Rantau, 22 homes in Kampung Siliau Hilir had been inundated following steady rain from Friday night till Saturday.
According to Kampung Siliau Baru Community Management Council (MPKK) secretary Abdul Ghani Zainudin, 55, the floods hitting this village had not been this dangerous since 1999.
Although this had been a flood-prone space, not many homes had been affected, he mentioned, including that the villagers had been ordered to evacuate to the flood reduction centre (PPS) at SK Siliau as a consequence of considerations over what might be a worsening state of affairs.
Negri Sembilan Civil Defence Force director Lt Col (PA) Mohd Syukri Madnor mentioned the variety of flood victims within the state rose to 327 from 76 households, with eight PPS opened together with in Port Dickson and Seremban as much as 5pm Saturday. – Bernama
