Floods in Manjung, Perak the worst in years, say locals

BERUAS: The floods which struck several villages in the Manjung district here have been described by locals as the worst in recent history.

Faizal Mohd Radzi, 32, whose family had to be evacuated from their house in Kampung Semangat, Segari, near here, said this was the worst he had experienced since moving to the village five years ago.

"I was shocked to see that floodwaters had reached up to chest level, and I had to carry my eight-year-old nephew to the relief centre.

"We did not expect the floods to be this bad. I pity my nephew who had come to the village to enjoy his school holidays and had to endure the floods instead," he said when met by reporters at a flood relief centre at the Barisan Nasional Back Bencher's Club Hall in Batu 4, Segari.

Faizal was among 709 victims from 158 families in Manjung who were evacuated to six relief centres in Lumut and Pantai Remis following floods in several areas in the district.

Another resident, Muhamad Khairul Azmi, 21, who works as a security guard at a school, said he had to return home from work to help his family after their house was flooded.

He said the situation was worsened during heavy rain as muddy water flowed down from a hill into his house. – Bernama