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.