Three districts in Perak and Selangor were badly affected by the floods after the heavy downpour yesterday (30 November).
In a statement, the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) said that 403 evacuees have been placed in temporary evacuation centres (PPS) as of 4 pm yesterday.
It also reported that this is a slight increase from Tuesday (29 November), when they had to open two PPS for the victims of floods in the Sepang, Hulu Selangor and Ampang Jaya districts.
“The two PPS opened yesterday in Selangor was to accommodate 90 victims from 24 households,” NADMA said.
Banjir kilat berlaku di susur masuk ke Lebuhraya Sultan Iskandar menghala ke Jalan Tun Razak berdekatan bangunan Parlimen susulan hujan lebat sejak pukul 3 petang ketika tinjauan di sekitar pusat bandar hari ini.
— BERNAMA Radio🇲🇾 (@bernamaradio) November 30, 2022
📹 Anuar Isman | BERNAMA pic.twitter.com/QKjnnZFPON
NADMA also cautioned that these floods could happen earlier or later than expected so all residents should be cautious and follow the instructions of authorities and flood management agencies involved.
Meanwhile, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) reported that as of 4.30 pm yesterday (30 November), Sungai Junjung in Penang was at dangerous water levels while two others, Sungai Semenyih and Sungai Bernam in Selangor are at warning levels.
The department also issued a flood warning for Terengganu and Kelantan that involved Sungai Setiu, Sungai Dungan, Sungai Kemaman, Sungai Paka, Sungai Besut and Sungai Golok.
Hebahan Amaran Banjir Negeri Terengganu dan Kelantan, 30 November 2022 (3:00 PM)
— BERNAMA TV 🇲🇾 (@BernamaTV) November 30, 2022
Pusat Ramalan dan Amaran Banjir Negara (PRABN) Bahagian Pengurusan Sumber Air dan Hidrologi Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran Malaysia pic.twitter.com/fj1MctKnrQ
Continuous rain until 4 December
At the same time, the Department of Meteorology (MetMalaysia) issued continuous rain warning involving east of Sabah, the east coast and several areas in the north of the peninsula from 1 to 4 December.
Citizens are advised to get updated information and warnings through the website http://publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my, Facebook PublicInfoBanjir and Twitter @JPS InfoBanjir.
Alternatively, citizens can choose to download the myCuaca application on their smart devices to access reliable information from MET Malaysia.
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