SEGAMAT: One more temporary flood relief centre has opened here, bringing the total to seven as of Monday (Dec 28) morning.
The Johor disaster management committee said the centre at SJK (C) Tah Kang opened at 8am to house 34 flood victims from 13 families.
"They are from Kampung Baru Gemas, which is the latest village to be affected by flooding in Segamat," it said in a statement.
The other six centres that were opened yesterday are Balai Raya Kampung Batu Badak, Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Orang Asli Segamat Kecil and Balai Raya Kampung Paya Lebar, Dewan Serbaguna Pekan Air Panas, Balai Raya Kampung Jabi and Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Tasek.
"The number of flood evacuees housed at the seven centres rose to 163 victims from 54 families as of 10am on Monday, compared with 148 people from 50 families at 8am.
"The state government also handed out meals to the evacuees housed at the six centres on Sunday (Dec 28) night," it said.
The committee added that the villages affected by the floods are Kampung Seberang Batu Badak, Kampung Batu Lima, Kampung Sermin, Kampung Paya Lebar, Kampung Pekan Air Panas, Kampung Orang Asli Segamat Kecil and Kampung Baru Gemas.
According to the committee, Jalan Jabi-Bukit Tempurong in Segamat has been completely closed after floodwaters inundated the road to a depth of 0.38m.
Sungai Muar in Segamat has also exceeded dangerous levels at two locations, namely Kampung Awat with a reading of 20.12m (danger level: 19.95m) and Buloh Kasap at 8.61m (danger level: 8.53m).
Rivers at warning levels are: Sungai Muar at Jeti Sungai Tekam, Segamat at 3.80m (danger level: 4.0m); Sungai Kesang at Kampung Seri Maamor at 3.95m (danger level: 4.0m) and Telok Rimba, Tangkak at 3.42m (danger level: 3.50m), both in Tangkak; and Sungai Lenik at Ladang Chaah, Batu Pahat at 6.85m (danger level: 7.0m).
The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued a continuous rain warning for Segamat, Kluang, Mersing and Kota Tinggi for today.
