JOHOR BAHRU: The variety of individuals affected by floods in Johor rose to over 3,000 as of Sunday morning (Jan 12), up from 2,524 the evening earlier than.
The nation’s National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) in a report mentioned the three,295 affected individuals consisted of 960 households from Kota Tinggi, Kulai, Johor Bahru, Kluang and Pontian districts.
They have been despatched to 34 momentary evacuation facilities.
Kota Tinggi has the very best variety of flood victims with 1,160 individuals, adopted by Kulai (748), Johor Bahru (502), Kluang (455) and Pontian (430) districts.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department expects heavy rain to proceed, with the potential for flooding in different districts, together with Batu Pahat and Mersing, the New Straits Times reported.
Previously, The Star reported {that a} man had been rescued after his automotive was swept away by dashing water in Jalan Liku Cina, close to Taman Aman.
“The incident occurred at 11.30pm on (January 10) whereas some members of the staff have been evacuating flood victims,” Kota Tinggi police chief Yusof Othman was quoted as saying.
“The automotive obtained caught towards a utility pole whereas the driving force was sitting on the roof of his automobile.”
Floods are frequent on Malaysia’s east coast in the course of the annual monsoon season, from October to March, and displaces hundreds of individuals yearly.
