News about flood

BUKIT MERTAJAM (Oct 23: The Penang government should take into account rainfall frequencies over the next five to 10 years as climate change must be considered in strategic development and planning, said Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim Chee Keong.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): The soil sedimentation which affected the Jalan Tun Razak Selangor Development Corporation (PKNS) Housing Flats in Kampung Baru here was due to the construction of columns (pillars) for the MRT project nearby, said Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad.

  IPOH (Oct 21): Central Perak is the latest district in Perak to be hit by flash floods following heavy rain yesterday evening, according to the State Disaster Management Committee secretariat.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 21): Residents in low-lying and flood-prone areas have been warned to be cautious and brace themselves for flash floods, as the transition phase between the southwest and northeast monsoons, continues until early November.

IPOH (Oct 19):  As of this afternoon, 278 victims from 81 families were housed at three temporary relief centres (TRC) in three districts in the state, namely, Hilir Perak, Larut Matang and Selama and Batang Padang.

IPOH (Oct 18): A total of 21 people from four families in Kampung Trolak Pekan, Tanjung Malim, have been moved to a temporary evacuation centre after their homes were hit by flash floods early today.

IPOH (Oct 17): The temporary flood relief centre (PPS) at Dewan Haji Mohamad Padil Kampung Lintang which housed 163 flood victims from 57 families following a flash flood in Sungai Siput was closed at 3.

  KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 17): Kelantan, Terengganu and north Peninsula are expected to be inundated by floods next month, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).

IPOH (Oct 17): All trekking paths in permanent forest reserves under the jurisdiction of the Perak Forestry Department will be closed for three months, effective this Nov 1.

IPOH (Oct 17): The number of flash flood evacuees in Sungai Siput has risen to 212 from as at 7am today from 207 recorded yesterday.