140 houses hit by floods in Janda Baik

KUANTAN: Continuous heavy rain from early yesterday caused several areas in Janda Baik, Bentong to be hit by flash floods apart from landslides reported in the district.

The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) Bentong District Disaster Management Committee secretariat said as of 8am this morning, more than 140 houses had been flooded involving Kampung Sum-Sum, Kampung Lampin, Kampung Cheringin and Kampung Pulau Santap.

“So far there have been no reports of any injuries,” Bernama quoted APM’s statement.

Bentong district police chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar said the water level in the area was receding and there were several landslides reported.

He said following the landslides, the old Bukit Tinggi-Genting Sempah road had been closed, but the road heading towards Janda Baik was still passable.

“No temporary evacuation centre is open at the moment,” he said.

Meanwhile, ANIH Berhad senior general manager Radzimah Mohd Radzi, in a statement, said that the KM68 stretch along the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Highway (KLK) Expressway heading towards Kuala Lumpur is still safe to use, although some nearby areas were flooded.