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01-01-2022, 07:30 PM
01 Jan 2022 05:51PM
(Updated: 01 Jan 2022 05:51PM)
There were more than 650 evacuees in the district Segamat as of noon on Saturday. Nine flood relief centres are in operation.
Besides Johor, the number of residents evacuating from floods in Pahang, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan also continued to rise on Saturday as the four states brace for more heavy rain.
An orange alert has been issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department, forecasting rain in those states until Monday.
Three rivers in Johor – Sungai Segamat, Sungai Muar and Sungai Tangkak – have already exceeded dangerous levels
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The waters in another three rivers in Pahang and two in Negeri Sembilan have also risen to dangerous levels
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Floods in Malaysia have displaced tens of thousands of people since Dec 17
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Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Saturday that authorities are focusing on seeking comprehensive long-term solutions to the flood problem.
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Potential measures include more flood mitigation projects, deepening rivers and other waterways such as in Kedah and building projects like Kuala Lumpur's SMART Tunnel for flood management in high-risk urban areas such as Shah Alam in Selangor,
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solutions adopted by other countries could also be considered if suitable for Malaysia, including the “sponge city” concept used in China to help slow the flow of floodwaters or the river dikes of the Netherlands.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/mal...in-2410291
(Updated: 01 Jan 2022 05:51PM)
There were more than 650 evacuees in the district Segamat as of noon on Saturday. Nine flood relief centres are in operation.
Besides Johor, the number of residents evacuating from floods in Pahang, Melaka and Negeri Sembilan also continued to rise on Saturday as the four states brace for more heavy rain.
An orange alert has been issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department, forecasting rain in those states until Monday.
Three rivers in Johor – Sungai Segamat, Sungai Muar and Sungai Tangkak – have already exceeded dangerous levels
......
The waters in another three rivers in Pahang and two in Negeri Sembilan have also risen to dangerous levels
......
Floods in Malaysia have displaced tens of thousands of people since Dec 17
......
Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said on Saturday that authorities are focusing on seeking comprehensive long-term solutions to the flood problem.
......
Potential measures include more flood mitigation projects, deepening rivers and other waterways such as in Kedah and building projects like Kuala Lumpur's SMART Tunnel for flood management in high-risk urban areas such as Shah Alam in Selangor,
......
solutions adopted by other countries could also be considered if suitable for Malaysia, including the “sponge city” concept used in China to help slow the flow of floodwaters or the river dikes of the Netherlands.
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/mal...in-2410291
