17 evacuated in Segamat after Sungai Muar overflows

JOHOR BAHRU: Several houses in Segamat were flooded after Sungai Muar overflowed its banks yesterday, with floodwaters reaching knee-level.

Segamat disaster management committee chairman Hasrin Kamal Hashim said 17 people were evacuated to a relief centre at Kampung Batu Badak community hall at 8am today.

He said the evacuees were from Kampung Seberang Batu Badak and Kampung Batu 5.

“As of noon, the number of flood evacuees remains unchanged.

“It has not rained for the past two or three days. However, the water level of rivers in Negeri Sembilan has increased, causing Sungai Muar to overflow and some nearby houses to be flooded,” he said in a statement. — Free Malaysia Today