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Just 30 mins and JB is flooded
Traffic jam & panic as fast rising water catches residents by surprise
March 12, 2009
SUBMERGED: Many parts of Johor Baru were under water after heavy rain hit the city. Motorists were stuck in a gridlock as the water rose to as high as 4m in some areas (below). PICTURES: CHINA PRESS
SEVERAL parts of Johor Baru, including Jalan Skudai and Jalan Seri Pelangi, were hit by flash floods yesterday.
The water level started to rise less than 30 minutes after heavy rain lashed the city at 10am, sending residents scampering to save their belongings as the water rushed into their homes, reported the New Straits Times.
Mr Saiful Adli Jamian, 39, the Umno Youth chief of Kampung Mohd Amin, said there had been floods in the area in the past but this time the water rose so fast that many of the residents were caught unawares.
'I was informed that the pump at the Sungai Chat warehouse failed to start when the water level went up,' he said.
Mayor Datuk Mohd Naim Nasir said the pump failed to turn on as the electricity supply was disrupted when a tree crashed onto a high tension cable in front of the Tepian Tebrau food stalls.
'The flood would not have been so bad if the pump had worked but the cable could only be repaired after the tree was removed by our workers,' he said.
Motorist Mohd Khairul Annuar, 28, who drives a Perodua Kancil, had to park his car by the side of Jalan Skudai because the water level had risen about half a metre, reported the Star.
Missed movie
'I am rushing to pick up a friend as we are going to watch a movie at City Square shopping mall.
'The movie will start in half an hour. I think we are definitely going to miss it,' said the technician who had been stuck in the jam for 45 minutes.
He said a car which had broken down on the right side of the road heading from Senai to Johor Baru made the situation worse.
Said grocery store owner Tan Ah Chow, 55: 'Flash floods have occurred since 1950. Even though contractors have widened and deepened drains in the area, it has not stopped flooding.'
Just 30 mins and JB is flooded
Traffic jam & panic as fast rising water catches residents by surprise
March 12, 2009
SUBMERGED: Many parts of Johor Baru were under water after heavy rain hit the city. Motorists were stuck in a gridlock as the water rose to as high as 4m in some areas (below). PICTURES: CHINA PRESS
SEVERAL parts of Johor Baru, including Jalan Skudai and Jalan Seri Pelangi, were hit by flash floods yesterday.
The water level started to rise less than 30 minutes after heavy rain lashed the city at 10am, sending residents scampering to save their belongings as the water rushed into their homes, reported the New Straits Times.
Mr Saiful Adli Jamian, 39, the Umno Youth chief of Kampung Mohd Amin, said there had been floods in the area in the past but this time the water rose so fast that many of the residents were caught unawares.
'I was informed that the pump at the Sungai Chat warehouse failed to start when the water level went up,' he said.
Mayor Datuk Mohd Naim Nasir said the pump failed to turn on as the electricity supply was disrupted when a tree crashed onto a high tension cable in front of the Tepian Tebrau food stalls.
'The flood would not have been so bad if the pump had worked but the cable could only be repaired after the tree was removed by our workers,' he said.
Motorist Mohd Khairul Annuar, 28, who drives a Perodua Kancil, had to park his car by the side of Jalan Skudai because the water level had risen about half a metre, reported the Star.
Missed movie
'I am rushing to pick up a friend as we are going to watch a movie at City Square shopping mall.
'The movie will start in half an hour. I think we are definitely going to miss it,' said the technician who had been stuck in the jam for 45 minutes.
He said a car which had broken down on the right side of the road heading from Senai to Johor Baru made the situation worse.
Said grocery store owner Tan Ah Chow, 55: 'Flash floods have occurred since 1950. Even though contractors have widened and deepened drains in the area, it has not stopped flooding.'
