Flash floods hit several Perak districts, 50 houses affected

 

IPOH: About 50 houses in several Perak districts were hit by flash floods following heavy rainfall that lasted more than two hours.

According to the Perak Civil Defence Force (APM), the affected areas included Tronoh, Sitiawan, Pangkor, Lumut and Trong.

An APM spokesman said 12 houses in Kampung Nala, Tronoh, were hit at about 1.45am on Friday (April 4).

He said a senior citizen was found trapped in her house but declined to be relocated as the water started to recede at about 9am.

"From our observations, Sungai Bangkong became swollen and overflowed at 1.45am.

"The drain culverts along Jalan Siputeh-Parit are not big enough to handle a large amount of spillover water from the river, and we also found rubbish in the culvert," he said in a statement.

In Sitiawan, the spokesman said, 10 houses at Taman Hijau and 21 homes in Taman Sri Mawar were affected.

He said the flash flood hit around midnight but the water has since receded.

"In Lumut, only two houses in Kampung Padang Tembak were affected, but no relief centres were required.

"In Pangkor, 15 houses in Kampung Teluk Kechil, Kampung Masjid, Kampung Sungai Pinang Besar and Taman Pangkor Indah were impacted," he said.

"There are 22 people seeking shelter at the Kampung Teluk Raja Bayang Mosque while 17 others have been moved to the Al-Amir Surau in Kampung Teluk Kecil.

"Water has receded and temporary relief centres are not needed," he added.

He said that in Segari, four houses in Kampung Batu 3 and five in Kampung Batu 5 were affected by the flash flood.

He also said Jalan Lumut-Pantai Remis was flooded and impassable to traffic.

In Trong, an orphanage in Sungai Nyior was also affected because of a damaged bund.

"A relief centre was not required because the residents returned to their respective hometowns a day before the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations," the spokesman said.

According to the Fire and Rescue Department, a 70-year-old disabled man was rescued from his house in Kampung Salak Trong at 12.15am.

"The man's house was inundated, with the water rising to 0.8m," a department spokesman said, adding that the man was then brought to his family members. - Star