SHAH ALAM: River overflow from Sungai Buloh and continuous rainfall lasting over a day were contributing factors behind yesterday’s flood in the Sungai Buloh area.
Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said the conditions overwhelmed nearby flood mitigation systems despite the state government's efforts to reinforce them with bunds.
"We are identifying follow-up measures that need to be taken, including immediate actions to ensure the safety and well-being of those affected and improvements to flood mitigation infrastructure,” he posted on Facebook on Tuesday (Nov 25) following his visit to the relief centre at Sekolah Desa Aman.
Amirudin said the centre, which is the biggest in Selangor, could house about 1,000 evacuees from 231 families and is currently sheltering evacuees from Taman Saujana Aman, Kampung Sri Aman and Kampung Boyan.
As of 5.30pm on Tuesday, 2,910 evacuees from 789 families are being housed in 23 relief centres in five flood-hit districts in Selangor. – Bernama
