Part of Kuala Lumpur have become inundated with water today as flash floods strike the city centre yet again following hours of rainfall.
Photos and videos of the flood have also been widely circulated online.
Responding to the development, Federal Territories Minister Annuar Musa urged relevant agencies to take action and report back to him.
“Flash flood in Kuala Lumpur. Relevant agencies are requested to monitor the situation and report immediately. Hopefully, there are no untoward situations,” he said in a post on Twitter this evening.
He later posted photos of himself surveying the aftermath of the flood.
Bernama reported that the five worst-hit area were Lebuh Ampang, Jalan Raja Alang (Kampung Baru), Lorong Air Leleh (Setapak), Jalan Gurney and Jalan San Ah Wing (Semarak).
The report said the rain started at 1.30pm, and quoted Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department director Nordin Pauzi as saying that the department started receiving reports of flood beginning 4.25pm.
“So far, there have been no accidents, only cars trapped in the floods,” he reportedly said.
His department reportedly said in a statement that floodwaters rose up to three metres in the affected areas.
Fifteen people became trapped by floodwaters at Julan Gurney and Kampung Periuk in Jalan Raja Alang, the report added, who were then rescued by firefighters.
In addition, the Bernama report said five victims at Kampung Periuk are now seeking shelter at the Sultan Sulaiman Club flood evacuation centre.
Kuala Lumpur City Hall’s integrated traffic management system, meanwhile, tweeted at 3.28pm that the tunnel near the Police Training Centre, Jalan Semarak, had been closed due to flood. In addition, it said high water levels have been reported at one side of Jalan Maharajalela.
Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (Smart) was closed to traffic from 4pm to help divert floodwaters.
Rapid KL posted on Facebook saying that it is unable to service several bus stations due to flooding at Lebuh Ampang, which affected service for seven bus routes.
Footage posted on social media, meanwhile, showed several parts of Kuala Lumpur flooded in knee-high water, such as the area outside the Masjid Jamek LRT station.
Other footage, which appeared to be taken nearby, also showed motorcycles that have become almost completely submerged underwater.
For the record, Masjid Jamek and its namesake train station are located on the riverside, at the confluence of Sungai Gombak and Sungai Klang.
One video circulating online showed water entering the cabin of Rapid KL bus as it drove through floodwaters, slushing forward and backward across the length of the bus as the vehicle moved.
According to data available from the Meteorology Department online, its nearest weather station in Petaling Jaya started receiving rain at 3pm, which quickly reached a peak of 12.4mm by 4pm before slowly dissipating over the next few hours. - Mkini
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