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| Housing estates and roads in Buloh Kasap in Segamat, Johor, submerged in flood waters on Jan 3, 2022. (Photo by= Bernama) |
[Asia News = Reporter Reakkana] JOHOR BAHRU: More than 5,000 residents in Johor state have been displaced by floods amid an intermittent downpour in the southern state on Tuesday (Jan 4). CNA said that in a statement, Johor's health and environment committee chairman R Vidyanathan confirmed that as of noon on Tuesday, the number of flood victims in the state has increased to 5,479 people, compared with 4,737 on Monday.
Mr Vidyanathan added that the victims were from seven districts - Segamat, Tangkak, Kota Tinggi, Mersing, Kluang, Batu Pahat and Muar. The Segamat district is worst-impacted, with more than 4,000 flood victims. A Tuesday update shows that the Department of Irrigation and Drainage said that five rivers, four of which are located in Segamat, were categorized to be at dangerous levels. The Malaysian Meteorological Department issued a warning on Tuesday at 3.10 pm that some areas in southern Johor, such as Johor Bahru, Kota Tinggi, Pontian, and Kulai, were in danger of heavy rain until 6 pm. Mr. Vidyanathan also said that 79 temporary relief centers have been opened to accommodate these victims, and that food would be provided.
State assemblyman of the Jementah constituency in Segamat, Mr. Tan Chen Choon, told CNA that the weather had improved on Tuesday morning, but he was wary that heavy rain could be unpredictable.
