Johor floods see more than 1,000 evacuated

Phoebie SG · 2007-12-14T10:07:03+00:00

Busy finding justifications to arrest people. Oh, sorry, I think it does not need justifications at all. It is sad that such incompetence exists in a presuma...

Phoebie SG

BERNAMA

Continuous rain since last night resulted in 260 families of 982 people in Johor Baru and 13 families of 53 people in Kota Tinggi being evacuated from their flooded homes as of this morning.

Johor Baru social welfare officer, Manayi Ibrahim, said eight temporary relief centres have been opened in the city since 5pm yesterday while two were opened in Kota Tinggi after eight families of 32 people in Kampung Melati Putih, were moved to the Kampung Melati Putih community hall last night.

Yesterday, 21 people from five families in Kampung Sungai Berangan were evacuated.

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Phoebie SG

video of last year's flood in kota tinggi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqeWW4m4vzE

Y_Shun SG

they going to blame singapore for the sea reclaimation again???

Phoebie SG

lets see what the authorities there will say..

and many of my relatives live in kota tinggi

Phoebie SG

i think this is last year's flood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWYh-0GLTeU

sbst275 SG

Later come and blame us again for causing the flood

the Bear SG

last year, my aunt came here be a refugee Razz

Phoebie SG

icic

last year i couldn't go to kota tinggi cause of the flood

access to it is blocked..

and the flood waters in the town reach the 2nd storey.. the equipments in one of my uncles' shophouse is spoilt by the flood water Sad

many of the owners in town order in new stocks as they thought the flood is over..

sadly another wave of flood hit them Sad

^tamago^ SG

Hundreds in Johor evacuated as flooding fears rise
Authorities in two states on full alert as heavy rain tipped to continue
Straits Times, The (Singapore)
December 7, 2007
Malaysia, Pg 18

JOHOR BARU - HUNDREDS of people on the outskirts of Johor Baru and surrounding areas were evacuated yesterday from their homes as continuous rainfall since Wednesday night flooded five districts.

More than 1,000 people have been evacuated in Johor Baru, Segamat, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi and Kluang. Segamat is in north Johor while the other districts are in the central and southern parts of the Malaysian state.

The authorities are on full alert in Johor and Pahang. The two states suffered widespread flooding after heavy rain last December and January, with 110,000 people evacuated.

Those floods caused damage estimated at more than RM100 million (S$43 million).

A resident of Masai, Mr Arbain Wahab, 67, said he had not expected the water to rise so quickly as the rain was not that heavy on Wednesday morning.

'The water suddenly came up to my chest level...there was no time to save many things,' he said.

Social welfare officer Manayi Ibrahim was quoted as saying by the Bernama news agency that eight relief centres had been opened in Johor Baru, with two more in Kota Tinggi.

The Malay-language Utusan Malaysia daily said more than 1,000 families living in low-lying areas had been warned they might be evacuated if the rain continued.

The Meteorological Services Department has issued a 'red' alert to residents in Johor and southern Pahang as weather forecasts predicted torrential rain for three days starting from yesterday.

It also upgraded its heavy-rain warning from 'orange' to 'red' for the northern states of Kelantan, Terengganu and northern Pahang.

The red alert is the highest level in a three-stage warning system.

The red alert refers to tropical storms or typhoons with sustained wind speeds of at least 60kmh together with moderate to heavy rain, while 'orange' refers to moderate monsoon rain.

Meteorological Services Department deputy director-general Che Gayah Ismail said: 'Such heavy rain can cause floods. However, it may not be as bad as last year's floods.'

Johor Civil Defence Department director Che Othman Hussin said rescue teams had been deployed to monitor the situation in flooded areas.

'We are ready for the possibility of floods, and we can deploy our teams at any time,' he was quoted as saying by Utusan Malaysia.

Johor police chief Hussin Ismail said police opened a 24-hour flood operations room yesterday.

'We are prepared for the floods, and all our men are on standby,' he said.

Meanwhile, residents in low-lying areas in Sarawak have been told to prepare for the possibility of floods between Dec 22 and 29.

Bernama also reported that Sarawak has placed 6,000 rescue officers on standby, identified 584 temporary relief centres that could shelter more than 200,000 people and prepared more than 1,000 boats and 3,410 life jackets.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK

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NO WARNING

'The water suddenly came up to my chest level... there was no time to save many things.' - MASAI RESIDENT ARBAIN WAHAB

Copyright, 2007, Singapore Press Holdings Limited

Phoebie SG

Originally posted by ^tamago^:

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[b]NO WARNING

'The water suddenly came up to my chest level... there was no time to save many things.' - MASAI RESIDENT ARBAIN WAHAB

Copyright, 2007, Singapore Press Holdings Limited[/b]

hanor.. i heard from my relatives during last year dec's flood

the other night it was raining (for the whole night i think)

the next morning they wake up

oh gosh Shocked the town is flooded..

actually flood in kota tinggi is not unusual.. cause there's been flooding since decades ago..

i rmb when i'm still young during my sch holidays i'll go there and stay.. and whenever there's flood (till my waist level) in town.. we'll go there with umbrellas to look out for drains and "play in the water"

but years ago.. i heard water dam and big drainage system are being build there i think.. no more flood liao

and years later which is last year

the flood came back

and this time so serious that the flood water nearly reach the 2nd storey of shophouses in towns Shocked

Phoebie SG

Johor, Pahang on red alert as rivers breach danger levels

By : Jennifer Gomez

A family removing its belongings to safer ground after floods hit Kampung Sepakat Masai, Johor Baru, on Wednesday. NST picture by Zain Ahmed

KUALA LUMPUR: Many areas of Johor Baru and Kota Tinggi are flooded after almost continuous rain since Wednesday.

Parts of Segamat are at risk, as Sungai Segamat breached the danger level at 4pm yesterday.

The river has risen to 9.08m, 8cm above the danger level, according to Department of Drainage and Irrigation hydrology and water resources division deputy director Azmi Md Jafri.

And the wet conditions in Johor are expected to continue until tonight according to the Meteorological Department, which has Johor and Pahang under red alert.

Flooded areas include Kampung Sg Plentong and Kampung Sg Tiram near Johor Baru, and Kampung Sg Berangan in Kota Tinggi, said Azmi.

Azmi said Kota Tinggi recorded 114mm of rain on Wednesday night, while Kampung Sg Plentong had received 148mm until 3pm yesterday.

The level of Sungai Plentong rose to 4.44m by 5pm on Wednesday, breaching the 3.7m alert level.

Azmi added that about 200 residents of Kampung Sungai Plentong had moved to Sekolah Kebangsaan Permas for temporary shelter.

About 90 residents of Kampung Sg Tiram also had to vacate their homes.

Sg Johor, which caused the flooding in Kota Tinggi the last time, was at 1.16m at 3pm yesterday. The alert level is 2.2m, said Azmi.

In Pahang, moderate and heavy rain are expected until tomorrow night.

Azmi added that Sg Kuantan at Bukit Kenau had reached 2.04m at 4pm yesterday, above the alert level.

Kuantan, Pekan, Jerantut, Bentong, Kuala Lipis and Maran have been experiencing wet weather since Wednesday morning.

Moderate to heavy showers are expected in Kelantan and Terengganu till tomorrow night, while Negri Sembilan and Malacca can expect the same until tonight, according to the Meteorological Department, which has placed these states under orange alert.

Bernama reports that in Kota Baru, people living along the banks of Sungai Golok, especially in Tanah Merah, have been advised to take precautionary measures.

According to the Kelantan Drainage and Irrigation Department, Sungai Golok in Tanah Merah had risen to 21.73m as at 4pm yesterday.

Its normal reading is 19m. The rivers alert level is 21.50m while danger level 23.50m.

Meanwhile, in Pantai Sabak, big waves and strong winds have been pounding the beaches over the past several days. The residents have been advised to be ready for evacuation when ordered to do so.

Fishermen, however, are still going out to sea.

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Phoebie SG

220 families flee to relief centres

Life came to a standstill as flash floods hit Pekan Masai yesterday.

JOHOR BARU: About 220 families in the state have been evacuated following heavy rain which started on Wednesday.

According to the latest police figures, 275 people from 80 families from Kampung Sepakat and Kampung Masjid in Masai have been forced to leave their homes.

A spokesman for the state police flood operations room said the situation is expected to worsen in Kota Tinggi and Segamat.

Police warned residents to remain alert as the worst is yet to come.

The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert about the weather situation in Johor, forecasting heavy rainfall until tonight.

Muar district is now on full alert following 30 hours of non-stop rain from Wednesday morning.

A spokesman from the Muar district flood action committee said that although certain areas in the district are flooded, the situation is not serious.

He said the flood levels at Parit Jawa, Tanjung Agas and Gunung Ledang recorded up to noon were 29mm, 20mm and 44mm respectively, adding that the rainfall is expected to continue today.

Hourly readings are being taken of the Sungai Muar water level. Excess water from Sungai Segamat flowing into Sg Muar is likely to flood low-lying areas nearby.

Evacuation centres have been set up, and boats, rescue workers and volunteers are on standby.

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sbst275 SG

Kota Tinggi one is always near the river

^tamago^ SG

how come sia? Shocked

sbst275 SG

Talking abt drainage in Malaysia

Aiya, everything all go to the river one Laughing

Even talk abt drainage improvement, can talk for 10 years still NATO

Phoebie SG

maybe the water is too much for big drains and dams to handle Crying or Very sad

maybe the overflowing river beside the town cause it Neutral

Phoebie SG

another thing i'm curious Confused

what happened to the banks in the town during the serious flood?

i heard their valves / safe are at the 2nd storey Neutral

and how about the goldsmith shop?

scarly see some gim tiaos floating in the water Crying or Very sad

Phoebie SG

Malaysian flood death toll rises to seven: reports

The death toll from Malaysian floods has risen to seven, and nearly 27,000 people have been evacuated to relief centres as monsoon rains continue to pound the country, reports said Wednesday.

The state news agency Bernama said the latest victim was a 74-year-old man whose body was discovered late Tuesday in the worst-hit state of Johor, where 13,945 flood victims were sheltering in 80 relief centres.

A meteorological department official told AFP that the downpour is expected to continue, particularly in Johor which lies on peninsular Malaysia's southern tip.

Evacuations in the east coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Kelantan rose to 12,957 from 8,011 on Tuesday, Bernama said.

In Kelantan, state authorities said seven rivers had risen above danger levels and two others had reached the warning stage. There were similar alerts in Terengganu, where three rivers swelled to dangerous levels.

Bernama said that sections of the East Coast Expressway, a major national highway, had been closed to traffic along with a number of roads leading into flood-stricken cities.

Last December, major floods in Johor left more than 110,000 people displaced in a disaster that caused at least 1.5 billion ringgit (451 million dollars) in damages.

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FLOCK AFLOAT: A chicken breeder in Muar moving his stock to higher ground yesterday.

Oil palm plantation workers pushing a boat on the road connecting Bukit Kepong and Labis in Muar

KUALA LUMPUR: Another six lives were lost in the floods which have been sweeping several states, notably Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor and Negeri Sembilan.

This brings the death toll to 12 in the past few days. More than 20,000 people are being housed at relief centres nationwide.

Three youths died in Kelantan.

The body of student Mohamad Syafiq Aufa Mohd Sazali was found yesterday at Batu 2, Bunut Payung in Kota Baru, about a kilometre from where he was last seen.

Syafiq, a student of Maahad Muhammadi, fell into a three-metre ditch in Kampung Paloh, Pintu Geng, on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the body of 20-year-old Rul Azmi Yusoff, who drowned while swimming in Sungai Gobek, Tumpat, on Sunday, was found under a bridge.

In Tanah Merah, police said villagers found the body of 15-year-old Hizwan Kassim, who drowned when he slipped and fell into an irrigation canal at Kampung Chekok at 1.30pm. His body was recovered 15 minutes later.

With the recovery of the bodies, seven people are confirmed dead in floods that have hit the state since Friday.

Two teenagers are also reported missing and feared drowned. Mohd Halimi Husain, 19, slipped and fell into Sungai Rasau, near Selising, on Saturday, while Eng Soon Satt, 16, fell into an irrigation canal at Kampung Teluk Kandis yesterday.

In Pahang, the body of a 3-year-old child who went missing on Monday night was found yesterday. Nuraini Samsudin was swept by currents as she was being taken out of her flood-hit house in Felda Jengka 2, near Temerloh, about 8.30pm. Nuraini, who was found 100m away from her home, is the second person to die in the state.

In Johor, the bodies of two men were recovered yesterday.

Bernama reported that rescuers in Segamat yesterday retrieved the body of Lim Tong Tar, 44, from a river in Kampung Tengah. The body of another man, known only as Ng Wee, 74, was recovered from a river in Kampung Kuari.

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kenn3th SG

Hope they will be alright Sad
what's the malaysian gov doing