Floods: Over 100 hotspots identified in Johor


Johor Housing and Local Government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor (in pink bat

KULAI: More than 100 flood hotspots have been identified in all 16 local council areas in Johor, many of them in the Johor Baru City Council (MBJB) area, says state exco member Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor.

The housing and local government committee chairman said the state government and MBJB are looking into building a new flood wall equipped with a pump system to drain floodwater into the sea.

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