Selangor hit by flash floods after heavy rain

 However, no evacuations or casualties have been reported in the affected areas of Sungai Buloh, Petaling Jaya, and Subang Jaya.

A total of 86 homes in Selangor were affected by flash floods following hours of heavy rain this morning. (JBPM pic)

SHAH ALAM:

 Several areas in Selangor were affected by flash floods following heavy rain since early this morning.

Selangor fire and rescue department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the affected areas were Sungai Buloh, Petaling Jaya, and Subang Jaya.

Eighty-six homes were affected although no evacuations have been reported.

In Kampung Paya Jaras Hilir, Sungai Buloh, 80 homes were submerged with water levels reaching three feet, although the water has begun to recede.

Meanwhile, in Kampung Baru Sungai Buloh, six homes were inundated in two feet of water but the affected residents declined to evacuate as the water levels were showing a downward trend.

Ahmad Mukhlis said that in Persiaran Damai, Kampung Kenangan Subang Jaya, a car had been stranded in two feet of water.

However, he confirmed that no casualties had been reported and that the water levels had begun to recede.

Ahmad Mukhlis said a woman in her 50s was rescued by members of the public after floodwaters rose to five feet along Jalan PJU 1A/46 in Petaling Jaya.

“A Honda vehicle was also caught in the flood, but the water at the scene has since fully subsided,” he said. - FMT