‘Flood waste to reach 500 tonnes’

Out it goes: Workers collecting discarded furniture that were damaged by the floods during a clean-up ­operation in Johor Baru.

JOHOR BARU: More than 300 metric tonnes of solid waste –that’s the aftermath of Johor’s floods, with furniture making up the bulk of discarded items so far.

From damaged sofas to broken cabinets, flood-hit residents are tossing out their household belongings by the truckloads as the massive clean-up continues.