Floods: Kg Melayu Subang inundated after downpour

FLOODWATERS have risen in Kampung Melayu Subang following a downpour on Thursday (Oct 3). In a Facebook post at about 5.30pm Thursday, Kota Damansara assemblyman Izuan Kasim said the district disaster unit, Pantas Skuad (emergency response unit) and the police had been notified. When contacted, Izuan confirmed that some roads in the area had been inundated. “Some of...

Setapak residents ordered to evacuate due to landslip

THE occupants of a house in Taman Bunga Raya in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur, have been ordered to evacuate following a landslip underneath the structure. The premise is located atop a hill next to Jalan Genting Klang, parts of which slipped after a downpour on Thursday evening (Aug 22). Speaking to a Malay portal, the Fire and Rescue...

Brace for thunderstorms and heavy downpour in several states, warns MetMalaysia

PETALING JAYA: Thunderstorms and downpours have been forecasted in several states until 5pm today (June 17), said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). It said the affected areas will include Putrajaya, Labuan, Perlis, the Federal Territories of Kuala Lumpur, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, and Johor. "In Kedah, Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Padang Terap, Sik, Baling, Kulim,...

Downpour wreaks havoc in Klang Valley

PETALING JAYA: Heavy rain in some parts of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur caused flash floods and trees to fall, says Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM). In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday (May 25), the LLM reported that a flash flood from Taman Megah to Damansara Utama in Selangor was causing heavy traffic. “Flash flood at...