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MORE PICS – JOHORE Flooded Again – 2nd TIME in Weeks; 1 Week Rainfall Fell on Thursday; BATU PAHAT Dam 1 m above Danger Level; MORE Rain Expected till Monday
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UPDATE: Dec 27 06, Mon
ABOVE: An aerial view of flooded Muar on Monday, 25th Dec 2006
Flood Situation In Muar And Batu Pahat Receding
BATU PAHAT, Dec 25 (Bernama) -- The flood situations in Johor, particularly Muar and Batu Pahat, are showing signs of improvement as water levels at two of the three dams are back to normal. Those with normal water levels are Bekok Dam in Segamat and Machap Dam in Simpang Renggam, while the Sembrong Dam in Kluang is still at a dangerous level. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the development was comforting as the flood in Muar was due to the river overflow from Segamat which has flooded several areas in Seri Medan, Parit Sulong and Yong Peng.
The overflow from Sembrong Dam had flooded settlement areas in Parit Raja even though there was no rain in Johor in the past two days, he said. "The rain clouds' movement is slow from east to west Johor, allowing no rainfall in the state in this past two days," he told a press conference, here Monday. He said current developments had allowed 26,700 flood victims from the 60,000 people at the relief centres in Johor to return homes thus, reducing the number of such centres in operations to 238 units in the state.
The situations in Kota Tinggi, Segamat, Pontian,
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Floods update: Situation in Johor improves; By MEERA VIJAYAN; STAR
ABOVE : Part of Johore flooded initially
SEGAMAT: The flood situation in most districts in Johor is improving as the number of evacuees at relief centres continues to drop. Johor Baru closed all its relief centres. The number of evacuees in Muar and Batu Pahat were 20,412 and 24,816 respectively. The number of evacuees in the state stands at 59,306 in 227 relief centres. Although Kota Tinggi and Segamat are accessible, a few roads remain cut off. The death toll from the floods stands at eight. Meanwhile, the number of evacuees in Pekan, Pahang rose to 1,165 from 1,138 at 17 relief centres. A state police flood operations room spokesman said there were four relief centres operating in the district including two that were opened Sunday night and Monday morning respectively. He said there were a total of 2,435 evacuees statewide.
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Looters caught red-handed in Kota Tinggi; STAR Dec 25 06
Christians In Segamat Celebrate A Sombre Christmas
SEGAMAT, Dec 25 (Bernama) -- Christians in Segamat celebrated a sombre Christmas this year in the wake of the devastating floods that had paralaysed the town. Missing were the Christmas carols where Christians would go to the homes of their members, especially those in the need, on Christmas eve to sing carols.
Pastor Yin Tong Joo from the Chinese Methodist Church in Jalan Aji here said that church members were too busy this time to go carolling which they would normally do on Dec 22 and 23 every year.About 30 families from the church were affected by the floods and most of them were now staying with their relatives and other church members, he told Bernama today. Among the activities of the church this Christmas was to help the affected members clean up their homes.
ABOVE & BELOW: The clean up times after the flood has receeded
ABOVE & BELOW: After cleaning up, it is sorting out now
Meanwhile, the major newspapers like The Star and Utusan
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TNB will take months to restore supply to flood-hit areas; By IZATUN
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A Johor Social Welfare Department spokesman said Muar recorded the highest number of evacuees with 25,516 people, followed by Batu Pahat (20,506), Kota Tinggi (7,419), Kluang (2,137), Segamat (7,522), Pontian (1,309) and Mersing (790) while 24 victims were still sheltered in
ABOVE & BELOW: Segamat flooded at the early part
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In TERENGGANU, all relief centres and flood operations room were closed with the last batch of 26 victims having returned home. Only Jalan Cukai-Air Putih, Kemaman, was closed to traffic as water rose to 1.2m at certain stretches this morning, said a Terengganu police flood operations room spokesman. In MELAKA, the number of people still seeking refuge at 22 relief centres in the state dropped to 5,116 at
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More Flood Evacuees In Johor Go Home
In Batu Pahat, a district Information Department spokesman said the reading at the Bekok Dam was at the danger level of 18.84m. Although several areas were still flooded, all roads leading in and out of the town have been opened to all traffic. In Kota Tinggi, a police flood operations room spokesman said the town was still under 0.2m to 0.5m of water and the skies were cloudy. Sungai Johor was at the warning level with a reading of 2.55m at
Meanwhile, in TERENGGANU,there were only 26 flood victims left in the relief centres as at
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Flood Victims Told To Report Losses To Police Immediately
MELAKA, Dec 25 (Bernama) -- Flood victims in Melaka have been told to submit reports on their losses to the police immediately so that the state government could extend compassionate aid to them.
Melaka State Secretary Datuk Wira Ismail Saleh (ABOVE) said they could get the forms from nearby police stations, flood evacuation centres or police patrol cars that passed through their areas. "The completed forms should be submitted to the police stations or the evacuation centres," he told reporters after the Melaka Disaster Management Special Meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, at Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh, near here Monday. Some 13,800 people in Melaka had been evacuated since the state was hit by flood last Monday. The flood situation was reported to have improved, and as of this afternoon, there were only 3,919 evacuees at relief centres in Jasin, 1,180 in Melaka Tengah, and 17 in Alor Gajah. Ismail said so far, the state government had paid a total of RM623,600 to 3,118 families who were affected by the flood.
ABOVE & BELOW: Flood victims in a relief centre in Malacca
He said other government departments like the Public Works Department, Agriculture Department, Fisheries Department and local authorities were assessing the damages and losses in the flood-hit areas. Meanwhile in
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Crocodile Farm Denies Its Reptiles Are On The Loose
There are about 500 crocodiles in the farm, which are bred for their meat and skin. Rumour has it today that villagers at Kampung Tembiuh, near here shot at least two crocodiles roaming in the area. However, Kota Tinggi District Deputy Police Chief DSP Muhammad Samsuddin when contacted said the police had not received any reports on such killing. Johor Lama Assemblywoman Asiah Ariff said she had not also received any information on villagers shooting the reptiles.
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UPDATE: DEC 25 2006 Mon, 04
Situation In Flood-Stricken Areas Improves Further
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- The situation in the flood-stricken areas in Johor, Melaka, Pahang and Terengganu improved generally Sunday night but ironically the number of evacuees increased in Muar and Batu Pahat in Johor and Pekan in Pahang. In JOHOR, the number of people at relief centres increased to 72,109 tonight from 66,322 this evening after the situation worsened in Muar and Batu Pahat. A spokesman of the Johor Welfare Services Department said Muar recorded the highest number of victims taking refuge, with 23,685 people tonight, compared to 22,933 people this morning. The situation in Batu Pahat worsened, with the number of people at relief centres going up to 20,506 tonight compared to 18,122 this evening. Kota Tinggi had 11,860 people at relief centres, Kluang 5,209, Segamat 8,587,
He also said that the levels of all the main rivers in Terengganu had dropped to the alert point following easing of rain over the last two days.
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Corporate Firms Do Their Bit For Flood Victims
ABOVE : The flooded victims welcomed the sound and sight of a helic0pter and it comes with a great feal of goodies (BELOW)
Biscuits, packet drinks, disposable diapers for children, instant noodles, mineral water, tooth brushes and tooth paste, bath soaps, towels and other basic items valued at about RM50,000 were dispatched to the victims yesterday, said Mohd Auzir Mohd Tahir, Chief Executive Officer of Cahaya Jauhar Sdn Bhd, a joint-venture company between UEM Land and the Johor state government that is developing Johor's new administrative centre in Nusajaya.
ABOVE & BELOW: All hands are on deck to help to carry the goods back to the relief centre
"More than 1,000 blankets and towels have also been sent to the flood victims in the affected areas in Johor. We are doing out best to provide relief to those who have been evacuated from their homes. "As a responsible corporate citizen, which is sensitive to the needs of our immediate community, the UEM Group as a whole will take the responsibility to lighten the stress of victims being displaced from their homes and provide as much basic comfort as we can," he said here today.
He said that in his capacity as Director of Flood Relief Assistance for UEM Land, in addition to
Also in PETALING JAYA, Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) said it donated RM500,000 to the TV3 Flood Fund Sunday.= = = = = =
UPDATE: DEC 24 2006 Sun,
BATU PAHAT, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- The situation in flood-hit Johor is improving with 15,000 of the 75,000 victims at the relief centres being allowed to return home today. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman said the improvement in the situation saw the closure of 140 relief centres, leaving 264 still in operation catering to some 60,000 victims. Most of the victims who were allowed to return home were from
ABOVE & BELOW: The power boats were the "private taxis" during the floods
But more are going to relief centres in Muar & Batu Pahat & Pekan in Pahang
Abdul Ghani, however, expected that it would take another week for the situations in Batu Pahat and Muar to return to normal as the two districts had taken water from the overflow of the rivers as well water that was automatically released from the dams once the level rose above normal.
Muddy Water Irks Muar Resident
ABOVE & BELOW: Relief supplies distributed and murky water supplied to prepare & cook them??
MUAR, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- Relief turned to despair for residents here when the reconnected piped water supplied by Syarikat Air Johor (SAJ) turned out to be muddy with traces of oil. Muhammad Abdullah, 65, from Parit Setongkat said it was unreasonable for SAJ to supply dirty water as it can spread disease and lead to skin problems. "I am disappointed with SAJ for supplying muddy water that is unfit for drinking and daily use. Imagine giving babies milk mixed with this dirty water," he told Bernama here Sunday.
A Bernama check at Parit Setongkat showed large crowds waiting for water tankers to arrive as supply had been disrupted for three days. S. Rajendran, 43, claimed that SAJ and the Muar Municipal Council were not bothered by their plight although residents made numerous calls for water to be sent. "We were informed that the water tankers will arrive today but then we had to wait for four hours," he added. Bernama has been told that the water supply was disrupted when the pumps at the water treatment plants failed because of the floods.
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No Cholera Risk In Segamat
SEGAMAT, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- Segamat Member of Parliament Datuk Dr S. Subramaniam Sunday dismissed talk of three cholera cases in Segamat, saying residents of the town are at no risk from the disease. He said though there has been a disruption in piped water supply, it was only temporary. "Water supply and sanitation here are good and normal. People need not panic," he said.
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Flood Victims Thankful For Hotel's Hospitality
Raja Zarith Sofia took pity on Zalina, 35, who had to care for her sixth child when she visited the relief centre at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsan (Cina) Pu Sze here before it was closed Saturday. Zalina and her family are from Kampung Batu Laut 10, Skudai, the village worst-hit by the floods in the Johor Baharu District.
There is no more jostling for food and for the use of bathrooms and toilets for Zalina, her husband and their children. The do not even have to pay for their food and laundry, including the washing of diapers, at the hotel. Zalina, who is still weak, said she was thankful for the hotel's hospitality until next Tuesday, which came about following a suggestion by Raja Zarith Sofia to the hotel management to let her and her family stay there for a few days. "I was worried about my condition when the relief centre was closed yesterday. How am I to look after my baby when my house is in disarray after the floods and I don't have the strength to clean up the mess?" she said when met at the hotel here Sunday.
Another family accorded the hospitality was a diabetic woman, who had had both legs amputated, and her two children. Zaleha Mohd Yusop, 40, and her children, Mohd Hidayat Kanik, 13, and Mohd Hidham Kanik, 12, are staying at the hotel until next Wednesday. "I can hardly wait to use the swimming pool. It's definitely different from swimming in the Sungai Skudai behind our house," said Mohd Hidayat. Puteri Pacific Human Resource Director Mohktar Mohd Saleh said the hotel had allocated 10 rooms for five families from among the flood victims, especially those who were old, disabled and women who had just delivered.
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Crocodile Threat Looms For Flood Victims
MUAR, Dec 24 (Bernama) -- The residents of Parit Ponorogo in Jalan Tangkak claimed that besides the flood waters they have to contend with the threat of crocodiles which had escaped with the rising water from a nearby farm. Mukim Kesang headman Ishak Abu Bakar said the villagers told him that some 15 crocodiles from the farm were roaming free in the flood waters. "They have noted the presence of a three-metre crocodile in Buku Hijau and Tanjung Gading three days ago. "In addition to the 15 loose reptiles, the presence of wild crocodiles from Sungai Kesang is also felt whenever the river overflows," he told Bernama here. According to Ishak, the crocodiles were said to be roaming in Mukim Serom, Mukim Sungai Mati, Kundang and Teluk Rimba right up to Kampung Seri Makmur in Tangkak which were under up to 2m of water as a result of the floods. He said the local authority had been informed of the situation.
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Report Traders Raising Prices In Flood-hit States Advice
The people can lodge complaints by contacting the ministry's operations room at Putrajaya (03-8882 6085 or 03-8882 6088), Kuantan (09-5121235),
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Situation In Flood Stricken Areas Improve
More victims left the relief centres in Johor with 66,322 people still in the shelters compared with 69,789 this morning. Muar still has the biggest number of evacuees 22,933, followed by Batu Pahat, where the situation has deteriorated, with 18,122 this afternoon compared with 14,808 in the morning. The flood assessment readings at the Machap Dam and Sungai Kahang were at the danger level at 17.46m and 8.9m respectively while the reading at Sungai Mengkibol was at the warning level of 24m. Jalan Kluang heading toward Mersing via Felda Nitar at km115 is still closed to traffic and motorists have to use Jalan Kluang-Jemaluang to go to the town while Jalan Kluang to Segamat through Lam Lee is only passable to heavy vehicles. In Melaka, the number of victims at relief centres dropped 9,414 people this afternoon compared with 9,780 in the morning with the highest number of victims still at Jasin (5,208), followed by Melaka Tengah (4,169) and Alor Gajah (37).
The situation also improved in Pahang with 4,397 people still taking shelter compared with 5,763 this morning. In Rompin, 280 of the 1,902 evacuees were allowed to return home and five relief centres were closed while in Kuantan two relief centres were closed leaving 1,640 people at three other centres. In Pekan, 1,135 people were still at the relief centres as the Sungai Pahang water level in Pekan district was rising due to high volume of water from the upper reaches of the river reaching the estuary. As a result, Jalan Pelak Belimbing at km13 is under 1.45 metre of water and closed to all traffic while Jalan Ganchong at km13 is under 0.4m and is closed to light vebhicles. In Terengganu, life is returning to normal all all the victims in Kuala Kemaman have returned home in stages since
December 24, 2006
69,789 Flood Victims Still At Relief Centres In Johor
In PAHANG, the number of flood evacuees rose to 5,763 this morning, from 5,713 Saturday night. A state police operations room spokesman said, however, that the number of flood victims in Kuantan dropped slightly to 2,726 from 2,749 while in Rompin district there was no change at 1,902. In Pekan, the number rose from 1,063 to 1,135 of which 1,133 were at the relief centre in Sekolah Kebangsaan Bebar and two at the newly opened centre at the Mercu Community Hall, Nenasi. In MELAKA, a state flood operations room spokesman said the flood waters were receding and the number of evacuees had dropped to 9,780 compared with 12,373 last night, with Melaka Tengah district registering 4,264, Jasin 5,419 and Alor Gajah 97. He said all the road that were closed were no open to all vehicles.
In TERENGGANU, there were 252 people in relief centres in two district in the state compared with 249 last night. A state police operations room spokesman said the number comprised 173 people in Kuala Terengganu and 79 in Kemaman who were all actually victims of tidal waves and not the floods.
He said the road from Cukai to Air Putih, Kemaman, and from Tok Kah to Jerangau, Dungun, were still closed to light vehicles because they were under 0.5m to 1.5m of water. He said it had stopped raining in the state since last night and the water levels of major rivers were at the normal level.
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Floods In Johor Still Bad, Death Toll Rises, Number Of Evacuees Up
In Kota Tinggi, a spokesman of the police operations room said the level of the Sungai Johor was still at the danger point but the Jalan Kota Tinggi-Desaru near Felda Air Tawar 3 has been reopened to traffic. In Kluang, a spokesman of the Kluang District Information Department said the stretch of Jalan Kluang-Mersing at Km 115 passing through Felda Nitar remained closed and road users have been advised to take the Kluang-Jemaluang road to Mersing. In Segamat, the level of the Sungai Segamat is almost at the bridge in the town while Kampung Abdullah in the town was still without electricity which has been disconnected in view of the floods. Following reported looting at business premises, many policemen were seen on patrol in the town Saturday night.
In PAHANG, the number of evacuees has also risen, from 5,027 Saturday evening to 5,713 Saturday night. A spokesman of the Rompin District police operations room said that up to
In MELAKA, the situation in the flood-affected areas improved Saturday night with the number of evacuees at relief centres dropping to 12,373 from 12,504 Saturday evening. A spokesman of the Melaka state flood operations room said the number of evacuees at relief centres in Melaka Tengah was 7,229, Jasin 4,997 and Alor Gajah 147.
In KELANTAN, the people of Rantau Panjang and Kota Baharu have been advised to be alert as the levels of the Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang and the Sungai Kelantan at the Customs Jetty are reported to be approaching the danger point. A spokesman of the state flood operations room advised people living along the coast to be wary of high tide reaching its maximum level Saturday night.
In TERENGGANU, the number of evacuees remained at 249 Saturday night.
A spokesman of the police operations room said that as at
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Govt Will Give Financial Aid To Flood Victims
MELAKA, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- The government will give financial aid to the flood evacuees to ease their burden, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said. The deputy prime minister said the aid would take into account damage to their houses, appliances and other considerations.
"The amount and the assessment will be conducted after the floods but the aid is not a form of compensation," he told reporters after visiting the flood victims at the relief centre in Sekolah Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Munshi Abdullah, Batu Berendam, Saturday. Najib, who is also National Disaster Management and Relief Committee chairman, said that all this while the aid given was in the form of food and equipment when the victims were evacuated to relief centres. He said that up to
Earlier, he inspected the facilities for the evacuees at the school including the food preparation area and the sleeping quarters. Najib, who was accompanied by his wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, and Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Ali Rustam, (BELOW)
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Floods In Muar Deteriorating, Other Places Recovering
In KELANTAN, the flood situation had recovered completely and good weather had been forcast until this evening but coastal residents had been warned of the spring tide phenomenon in some places tonight. A spokesman of the State Flood Operations Room in Kota Darul Naim, said the main rivers which rose close to the danger levels yesterday, had been subsiding. Checks by Bernama at several low-laying areas along Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang, namely Jeram Pedah, Kampung Siram, Jeram Perdah and Bukit Lata, showed the areas were still under water of up to 0.3 metres high. All the main roads in Gua Musang, Jeli and Pasir Puteh were opened to all vehicles. In TERENGGANU, the flood situation did not change much with the number of evacuees in Kuala Terengganu and Kemaman remaining at 222 as at
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Heavy Rain To Continue In Johor
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- The heavy rains occurring over Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang are expected to improve but will still persist until Sunday. The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in its weather forecast issued at
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Safety First, Abdullah Tells Flood Victims
TANGKAK, Dec 23 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi Saturday advised the victims in the flood-hit states to be patient and to place their safety above everything else. He said that some might be unhappy with what was happening to their houses but in a situation like this, the important thing was their lives and they should evacuate when told to do so by the authorities. "We want to ensure that everyone gets to return home safely," he told reporters after visiting the flood victims at the relief centre in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Ledang here.
ABOVE: PM Abdullah bend down to look at the cute liittle thing and had to lift him up (BELOW)
The prime minister, who returned home today after an official visit to Venezuela immediately headed for Johor to see the flood victims there. The floods in Johor, Melaka, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan and Terengganu had taken six lives so far, all in Johor. Abdullah said the government had arranged to send aid like food supply and other necessities to the victims. The Health Department would also ensure the health of the flood evacuees at the relief centres by inoculating them. He thanked all those involved in helping the victims since the floods started five days ago. Abdullah also visited the flood victims taking shelter at Sekolah Kebangsaan Serom Lapan before proceeding to flood-hit areas in Melaka and Batu Pahat.
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Flood Victims In Johor Rise To 73,979
Meanwhile in Kluang, an Information Department spokesman said the flood situation was improving because the rain had stopped although the skies were cloudy. He said only the road leading from Kluang to Mersing through Felda Nitar was still not passable while the stretch through Jemaluang had been opened to traffic. The Sungai Mengkibol water level was at the warning point, having dropped to 2.4m while the Machap Dam was at 17.65m, above the danger level of 17.4m. In Muar, a Drainage and Irrigation Department spokesman said the water levels in Sungai Muar in Bukit Kepong, Lenga, Liang Batu, Panchor and Kuala Pagoh were at the danger levels of between 2m and 5m while in Segamat, efforts were being made to reach the victims in Felda settlements which were still cut off from the outside world by flood waters. Kemelah state assemblyman Ayub Rahmat said the roads to Felda Paloh, Redong and Pemanis were still not passable to traffic.
"We have received news that most of the sundry shops in the three Felda schmes had run out of stock because fresh supply cannot reach them," he said, adding that the local authority was getting several boats to send supplies to them. In PAHANG, the number of flood evacuees rose to 5,113, including 471 new victims in Pekan who were evacuated last night. A Pekan flood operations room spokesman said 457 of the new evacuees were from Kampung Bebar while the rest were from Kampung Kuala Pahang dan Kampung Mencupu. Meanwhile, the 14 flood relief centres in Kuantan recorded an increase of evacuees to 2,987 from 2,502 last night while the 15 centres in Rompin now have 1,639, an increase of seven victims from last night. A Rompin flood operations room spokesman said only Sungai Kampung Kadak near Jalan Muadzam Shah-Segamat recorded a rise in water leverl to 13.75m. In Maran, the flood situation remained the same with 16 victims evacuated from Kampung Ulu Luit and Kampung Bak Bak.
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UPDATE: DEC 23 2006 Sat,
Taps run dry;
MUAR: Thousands of people here are scurrying around in the rain looking for water. Taps ran dry on Thursday, after four of the six water treatment plants in the district were knocked out by the floods. The worst affected are those in the town centre. At Press time, only two plants were working, supplying water to Tangkak, Grisik and Ledang. Electricity in several areas have also been disrupted after power cables were inundated. Sungai Abong assemblyman Datuk Dr Haris Salleh said he had been deluged with calls demanding the restoration of utilities. He said Syarikat Air Johor (SAJ) had mobilised water tankers to supply affected consumers. "I was told by SAJ that the generators at the water treatment plants were completely knocked out. Repairs will take several days," he said. At the moment, all eyes are on the water level of the Sungai Muar, which is above the danger point of 2.53m. On Thursday evening, it was at 2.41m. Bukit Serampang assemblyman Tahir Mohd Taat said authorities were worried that the inrush of water from Sungai Segamat would cause more flooding of the villages along Sungai Muar. He said a close watch was being kept on the situation and more evacuations might be necessary.
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Flood Victims In Johor Rise To 73,979
Meanwhile in Kluang, an Information Department spokesman said the flood situation was improving because the rain had stopped although the skies were cloudy. He said only the road leading from Kluang to Mersing through Felda Nitar was still not passable while the stretch through Jemaluang had been opened to traffic. The Sungai Mengkibol water level was at the warning point, having dropped to 2.4m while the Machap Dam was at 17.65m, above the danger level of 17.4m. In Muar, a Drainage and Irrigation Department spokesman said the water levels in Sungai Muar in Bukit Kepong, Lenga, Liang Batu, Panchor and Kuala Pagoh were at the danger levels of between 2m and 5m while in Segamat, efforts were being made to reach the victims in Felda settlements which were still cut off from the outside world by flood waters. Kemelah state assemblyman Ayub Rahmat said the roads to Felda Paloh, Redong and Pemanis were still not passable to traffic. "We have received news that most of the sundry shops in the three Felda schmes had run out of stock because fresh supply cannot reach them," he said, adding that the local authority was getting several boats to send supplies to them. In PAHANG, the number of flood evacuees rose to 5,113, including 471 new victims in Pekan who were evacuated last night. A Pekan flood operations room spokesman said 457 of the new evacuees were from Kampung Bebar while the rest were from Kampung Kuala Pahang dan Kampung Mencupu. Meanwhile, the 14 flood relief centres in Kuantan recorded an increase of evacuees to 2,987 from 2,502 last night while the 15 centres in Rompin now have 1,639, an increase of seven victims from last night. A Rompin flood operations room spokesman said only Sungai Kampung Kadak near Jalan Muadzam Shah-Segamat recorded a rise in water leverl to 13.75m. In Maran, the flood situation remained the same with 16 victims evacuated from Kampung Ulu Luit and Kampung Bak Bak.= = = = = = = == = = =
Abdullah Visits Flood Victims In Johor
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Shortage Of Food Supply At Flood Relief Centres In Johor
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Floods: M'sia Does Not Need Outside Help
He said this was unacceptable and could not be forgiven. "Crimes cannot be forgiven, whatever the circumstances may be. Flood victims must also show sense of responsibility. "It's bad enough that one has to fall victim to floods, but to get one's possessions stolen in such a situation is like the adage sudah jatuh ditimpa tangga (the equivalent of "when it rains, it pours"). This is inexcusable," he said, adding that the police would come down hard on the perpetrators. Najib is scheduled to visit Melaka Saturday to inspect the flood situation in the state.
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Education Ministry Wants Losses To Schools, Students Determined
GEMAS, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- All school headmasters and principals whose schools were affected by the floods have been asked to determine the losses suffered by their schools and students to enable state Education Departments to distribute assistance as soon as possible. Deputy Education Minister Datuk Hon Choon Kim said it was necessary to replace tables, chairs, computers and other essential items quickly because the schools would be opened by Jan 3 next year. He hoped that schools at risk of floods would move electrical items such as computers to higher floors to prevent them from being damaged.
For instance, he said, the amount of losses due to damaged electronic items at the
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Stranded Travellers Sleep In Cars
KOTA TINGGI, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- While thousands of residents here take refuge at government-funded relief centres due to the massive flood, a number of stranded travellers opt to stay by their vehicles. Among them are a couple and their three-year-old grandson at Mile 1 1/2 of the Kota Tinggi-Mersing road.
Samsiah Sani, 44, said she, her husband Salim Selamat, 46, and grandson Mohd Haikal Zainuddin, had been trapped there over the past two days. "We're from our son's house in Tiram and wanted to return home at Felda Air Tawar 5 when the road got flooded and impassable. ”We have to sleep in the car to wait for the water to recede. Don't know when it'll happen. Hopefully soon, as we want to go for a neighbour's wedding reception this weekend," she said. "We simply have no other options and have wait here because other roads are also flooded," Samsiah said. Security guard Mohamad Rasiman, 54, said: "I work at Kolej Sunway in
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Events In Johor Postponed Due To Floods
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Sultan Suggests Permanent Evacuation Centres For Flood Victims
ROMPIN, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang (BELOW) on Friday suggested the federal and state governments cooperate towards building permanent evacuation centres in flood prone areas in the state. He said the move would enable residents to evacuate immediately in the event of a flood in their areas.
"It will be better if the federal and state governments could fork out some money to build permanent evacuation centres which had electricity and water supply and toilets," he told reporters after visiting the flood affected areas at Kampung Bukit Serok, Felda Keratong 2 here today. He said one had been built at Lamir, Pekan and hoped similar centres would be built in Rompin, Lipis, Jerantut, Temerloh and Kuantan. The Sultan, who was accompanied by Rompin Member of Parliament Datuk Seri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis, also visited Felda Selancar where a bridge had been built to replace the one which collapsed after being hit by the floods two days ago.
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"The heavy rainfalls and wind condition that are currently affecting states in the east coast and Johor are expected to bring heavy downpour to the
The intermittent but occasionally heavy rain occurring over Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang is expected to persist until this Sunday. However,
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Floods In Johor Spread To Tangkak
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- The flood situation in Johor, one of the worst in the state's history, shows no sign of abating with the towns of Kota Tinggi and Segamat still inaccessible by road, and to make matters worse, Tangkak has become the latest district to be hit. Six people have lost their lives to the floods in the state so far. The Johor Drainage and Irrigation Department said that a spring tide at Sungai Johor estuary this evening would only worsen the flood situation in Kota Tinggi. Mudslides at Km18 Jalan Kluang-Kahang and Km35 Jalan Kota Tinggi-Johor Baharu have only compounded the problem, according to the Flood Operations Rooms in Kota Tinggi and Kluang. In BATU PAHAT, the Sembrong and Bekok dams were reported to be spilling water after the water levels in them exceeded the danger level of 17.5 metres (both). There is little change in the situation in Segamat in northern Johor, one of the worst hit towns. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who has been busy visiting areas affected by floods the last two days, has ordered the Malaysian Defence Forces (ATM) to provide more of its assets and help step up relief efforts. There had been complaints of insufficient boats to ferry victims to relief centres. According to Najib, although this was one of the worst flood crisis the country faced since 1969,
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ABOVE: An old "ma cik" being ferried to safety in a boat by relatives and friends in JohoreUpdated :
SEGAMAT, Malaysia (AP)--Widespread floods in southern
More than 60,000 people have been evacuated from homes across four states since the unusually heavy downpours began Sunday, causing rivers and dams to overflow, wrecking crops and cutting off roads, electricity lines and train services. Small numbers of the evacuees have begun to return home, but most were still sheltering in schools and community centers, Badrul said. Badrul confirmed media reports that six people drowned or died in flood-related incidents.
[…]The meteorological department expected rains to ease Friday over Johor - where the flooding has reportedly been the worst in 100 years - a spokesman said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief the media. The department warned of extensive thunderstorms through Sunday over the
The department said in a statement that strong winds and rough seas, with waves up to 5.5 meters, were dangerous to coastal and shipping activities and oil platform workers. Some village homes dotting the east coast were partly destroyed by surging waves Thursday, television news footage showed. More than 500 people fled their homes to rescue centers.
ABOVE & BELOW: AERIAL VIEWS OF FLODED HOUSING ESTATES in SEGAMAT, JOHORE
There are Millions in Losses & Sufferings in these floods and LOOTING was reported In Johore.
The folks at Taman Merdeka Jaya and
There MUST be a proper investigation as to what is the proper threshold safer level. Compare to the Dam in Johore managed by
Parliamentary Secretary to the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry Prof Datuk Dr Mohd Ruddin Abdul Ghani said the forecast was made based on the recent world weather phenomenon. ONLY AFTER the floods, the weathermen claimed this forcast; then WHY the People were NOT properly warned earlier? And Proton is Making Hay after the Rains by offering special prices (for Proton parts) to people whose cars were damaged in the floods. Meanwhile, the floods have also forced Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) to cancel several of its SOUTH Bound train services. According to a statement issued by KTMB today, the affected services are the Ekspres Rakyat Singapore- Kuala Lumpur, Ekspres Sinaran Pagi Kuala Lumpur-Singapore and three of its mail train services - Singapore-Gua Musang, Gua Musang-Singapore and Singapore-Gemas.
Evacuation operations are underway in the all towns affected with the help of various government departments and agencies, including the police and army, Fire and Rescue Department, Civil Defence Department and Welfare Department.
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Release Of Water From Treatment Plant Adds To Floods;
MELAKA, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- The release of water from the Gadek water treatment plant and the Durian Tunggal pumphouse due to heavy rain for several days has also contributed to the floods in several areas in Melaka. Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the water had to be released or the large quantity of water would have resulted in a worst situation. "If we had not done so, Gadek and the surrounding areas would have been inundated. With the release, floods occurred in places such as Taman Merdeka Jaya and Taman Thamby Chik Karim," he told reporters after attending a briefing on the floods at the relief centre in Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Munshi Abdullah, here Thursday.
More than 6,000 people have been evacuated in the three districts of Jasin, Melaka Tengah and Alor Gajah after floods hit the state following four days of rain which resulted in almost three times the amount of rainfall than usual. Usually, Melaka experiences 25 mm of rain but the recent downpour amounted to 65 mm, he said. He also said that heavy rainfall of 220 mm in Tampin, Negeri Sembilan, caused rivers in Melaka flowing from Tampin to swell and overflow, resulting in floods. Mohd Ali advised the people to be cautious as floodwaters were expected to rise as rain was expected to continue until tomorrow. He said all damaged public amenities, such as bridges and community halls, would be repaired immediately after the floodwaters receded. Mohd Ali said the state government has taken and would take short-term and long-term flood mitigation measures, including deepening Sungai Air Salak, Sungai Parit Cina, Sungai Udang and Sungai Duyong.
Reservoirs would also be built in several areas, including Kampung Pulau dan Durian Tunggal
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Flood Death Toll In Johor Rises To Five
ABOVE: INUNDATED… An aerial view of housing estate in Skudai, Johor submerged in water following incessant heavy rain.
Segamat acting police chief Ahmad Sukarno, when contacted by Bernama, said all three were found dead in Kampung Jawa, Segamat. They were identified as Mohd Azahari (no last name available), 27, whose body was found in the village at
ABOVE: Gemas Town centre Flooded with about 1 m of water
The duo, who were travelling in a car in the area, were swept away by floodwaters at
ABOVE & BELOW: Segamat Town inundated with Flood waters and still cut off on Friday
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ABOVE & BELOW: Shops in the Segamat town centre reported "looting" of expensive electrical good and digital cameras from their shops
The town of
In MELAKA, the situation in Melaka Tengah district had worsened with 7,022 people now placed in shelters compared to 3,937 people in the morning.
In PAHANG, 1,845 people from Kuantan, Rompin and Maran districts are taking taking refuge at evacuation centres.
ABOVE & BELOW: More flooded scenes from Rompin, Pahang
ABOVE & BELOW: More flooded scenes from Rompin, Pahang
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ABOVE: Minister Science & Technolgoy Dr Jamaluddin doing his rounds in Rompin, Pahang and baby sitting (BELOW)
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ABOVE: Rompin, only means of transport when flooded is your boat and BELOW: The Masjid was not spared either
In KELANTAN, Gua Musang became the first district in the state to experience floods with 495 people having to seek shelter at
In TERENGGANU, 260 people from four villages in the Kemaman district had to be evacuated from their houses.
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PM Conveys Sadness Over Occurrence Of Floods, Says Najib
KLUANG, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, who is overseas, has expressed his sadness over the occurrence of floods in southern Peninsular Malaysia and asked federal and state government agencies to help the victims.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (ABOVE) said Thursday Abdullah conveyed the message to him over the telephone Wednesday night. "Pak Lah (Abdullah) hopes there will be (strong) cooperation among the state and federal government agencies to ensure smooth functioning of the government machinery in helping the people," Najib told reporters after a visit to the Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Cina) Ping Ming here to see some of the flood victims of Johor.
ABOVE & BELOW: The Deputy Primier doing his rounds to comfort & console the people evacuted to flood centres
The deputy prime minister said Abdullah also wanted all efforts to assist the flood victims to be undertaken immediately without any hitch.
ABOVE Left : MB Johore Datuk Ghani Othman with Najib visitng the relief centre (BELOW) in Johore
Abdullah is overseas after having made an official visit to
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TNB Switches Off Sub-stations Due To Floods
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KUCHING, Dec 21 (Bernama) --
"We are also preparing the King Tide that starts today until Dec 25,"he said in a news conference here Thursday. Dr Chan, who is also state Disaster and Management Relief Committee chairman said starting today to Dec 24, the King Tide would reach a height of about 5.6 metres while on Dec 25 it was expected to dwindle to 5.5 metres. "If
To those living in the flood-prone areas, Dr Chan said, they now must be prepared to keep their personal belonging and documents to the safer place to ensure a smooth evacuation process if the situation gets worse. Dr Chan said this time
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Flood Death Toll In Johor Rises To Five
ABOVE & BELOW: The victims being taken to hospital for the post mortems
Meanwhile, Kluang OCPD Mohd Fauzi Arshad confirmed the identity of the man found drowned together with a woman teacher, M. Mageswari, in Sungai Sembrong in Paloh near the town as A. Muniandy. He is believed to be her uncle. The duo, who were travelling in a car in the area, were swept away by floodwaters at
The town of
In MELAKA, the situation in Melaka Tengah district had worsened with 7,022 people now placed in shelters compared to 3,937 people in the morning.
ABOVE & BELOW: The kampung areas in the low lying coastal areas are submerged in over 1 metre of water
In NEGRI SEMBILAN, floods hit Gemas, Tampin and Rembau following heavy rain over the past two days. Six relief centres have been opened in the state to accommodate the flood victims.
ABOVE & BELOW: Flooded scenes from negeri Sembilan
In PAHANG, 1,845 people from Kuantan, Rompin and Maran districts are taking taking refuge at evacuation centres.
In KELANTAN, Gua Musang became the first district in the state to experience floods with 495 people having to seek shelter at
ABOVE & BELOW: Strong winds from S China Sea lashing the Coconut trees in the East Coast
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ABOVE & BELOW: Strong waves from S China Sea lashing the coasts in the East Coast
In TERENGGANU, 260 people from four villages in the Kemaman district had to be evacuated from their houses.
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Floods Disrupt Operations Of 15 Water Treatment Plants In Johor
Floods May Hamper Visit
As Johor is the gateaway for tourists from the southern region, it could affect the promotional efforts for VMY'07, he told reporters after distributing VMY'07 pamphlets to motorists at the
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Flood In
JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- Daily activities in Kota Tinggi were crippled today after flood waters inundated the town up to 1.5 metres high at some places. The situaton is not expected to improve soon as rain continues to fall since morning. A Johor Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) spokesman said Sungai Johor was still rising, while the Kota Tinggi police headquarters had described the flood as turning the town into an island. All roads leading to the town including from
They were also finding it increasingly difficult to get hold of daily necessities. Syarikat Air Johor corporate communications head Jamaludin Jamil said dams in
"Supply has not been coming in for more than two days since the flood began," one of them said. Segamat had been cut off from the outside world since Tuesday morning when a river overflowed into the Labis-Chaah road and was made worse by three days of incessant rain that began on Monday. The situation began to improve yesterday when the rain stopped but several areas in the district, however, were still without clean water and electricity. The improved weather also meant windfall for car mechanics and dry cleaners as many cars that had been inundated in the flood, would now have to be repaired and cleaned. Local politicians when asked about problems faced by the residents, said everything would return to normal once the flood water had receded.
The visit by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak later this afternoon brought relief to the people who had criticised the authorities for being slow in helping the flood victims. In
Sungai Segamat Begins To Recede
State assemblyman for Kemelah, Ayub Rahmat, said efforts to evacuate flood victims in Segamat presently focused on Taman Perkasa, Taman Segar and Taman Aman because a number of families were still trapped on the upper floors of their houses. He said water and electricity supplies to the areas had been disrupted since yesterday and some of the trapped victims had yet to receive food supplies. A water main pipe was reported to have burst but the repair work could not start because the area was flooded. In Kota Tinggi, a district police spokesman said the flood situation had worsened due to the high tide in Sungai Johor. The Johor Baharu-Kota Tinggi road near Taman Saujana, the Kota Tinggi-Desaru road and the Kota Tinggi-Mersing road were closed to light vehicles. A Kota Tinggi, a DID spokesman said Sungai Johor was at the danger level. In Kluang, Sungai Mengkibol and Sungai Sembrong had exceeded the alert level while water level in the Machap damn at 18.14m had surpassed the danger level of 17m.
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Weatherman Has Forecast Current Rain In
"These forecasts are made based not only on sophisticated technology available at the department but also with the help of forecasts and data from the meteorological centres of other countries, including the
Replying to a supplementary question from Senator Datuk Azizah Abdul Samad, he said the heavy rain now experienced in southern Peninsular Malaysia resulted from the meeting of the wind from
This situation brought thick clouds to the east coast and southern part of the peninsula, he added.
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Flood Situation In Several States Worsens
DICING WITH DANGER… Children playing at the estuary of Kuala Besar, Pantai Mek Mas, oblivious to the danger of being swept away by strong currents. The flood situation in several states such as Johor and Melaka has worsened with more people taking temporary shelters on higher grounds while in Kelantan, the main rivers are reported to have exceeded the alert level. Pix: Kamaruzaman Yaacob.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 (Bernama) -- The flood situation in several states including Johor and Melaka has worsened with more people taking temporary shelter on higher grounds while in Kelantan, the main rivers are reported to have exceeded the alert level.
In JOHOR, 44,577 people from 8,977 families in 183 areas had been evacuated to 274 relief centres as at
A Social Welfare Department spokesman said Muar saw 9,634 people evacuated while Kluang 9,539,
In MELAKA, 3,937 people from Batu Berendam, Tanjung Minyak, Tengkera, Tiang Dua, Melaka Tengah, Kandang, Malim, Bukit Baru and Taman Angkasanuri had fled their homes as at
A police spokesman said they were evacuated to 20 relief centres.
In Jasin, the flood situation in most areas remained unchanged but water level in Sungai Rambai was rising.However, several families from Asahan, Bemban and Rim had been allowed to return home, said a spokesman from the Jasin flood operations centre.
He said 970 people were still at the evacuation centres in the district.
In Alor Gajah, the number of people at the evacuation centres decreased to 735 this morning from 854 last night.
The Beringin-Kerubong road was closed to all vehicles as a bridge near Kampung Beringin had collapsed.
In KELANTAN, people living along the banks of Sungai Golok and Sungai Kelantan had been told to prepare for the possibility of floods as the rivers had exceeded the alert level.
The Drainage and Irrigation Department and Fire and Rescue Department opened their flood operations centres Wednesday night. The rain that began several days ago in Gua Musang and Jeli was still falling. Sungai Semerak had also exceeded the alert level.
In PAHANG, the number of flood evacuees rose to 1,077 this morning. They were from two districts, namely Rompin (926 people) and Kuantan (151). A spokesman from the Rompin flood operations centre said 171 people took shelter at a relief centre in Kampung Rekoh, 95 at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pianggu, 48 at Sekolah Kebangsaan Keratong Satu, 407 at Sekolah Kebangsaan Keratong Dua, 34 at the Bukit Serok civic hall and 171 at a relief centre in Kampung Kurnia. A Kuantan police spokesman said the number of evacuees in the district rose to 151 as at
The spokesman said three stretches of the Kuantan-Sungai Lembing road were closed to all vehicles after they were flooded as high as two metres. In NEGRI SEMBILAN, the flood in Gemas had receeded. However, the Gemas-Gemencheh road was still closed to all traffic. Motorists from Tampin heading to Gemas were advised to use the Jelai road.
Civil Defence Department spokesman Lt Mohd Khairi Ghazali said all villages around Sungai Kelamah were still cut off while the number of evacuees remained at 455
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Rainy Spell Forecast To Ease From Sunday
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