Floods: Batu Pahat folk told to be alert for rise in water levels due to high tide phenomenon


BATU PAHAT: Residents in the Batu Pahat district are advised to be alert for possible effects of the current, which has yet to subside, and the high tide phenomenon which is expected to occur until this Sunday (March 12).

Batu Pahat district officer Nasri Mohd Ali, who is also the District Disaster Committee chairman, said the situation may cause a rise in the water level in low-lying areas in the district, especially Parit Raja and Sri Medan.

"With the flood water not receding yet and the high tide situation, it will affect the low-lying areas, and this may result in an increase in the number of flood victims, despite the hot weather...residents are reminded to be alert,” he said when contacted by Bernama Friday (March 10).

He said that as of noon Friday, a total of 38,135 people from 10,683 families were still at 111 temporary relief centres (PPS) in Batu Pahat, which is reported to be the district worst affected by the floods in Johor. - Bernama

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