Johor govt sets up special committee to study flood prevention in JB

KULAI: The Johor government has set up a technical committee under the Greater Johor Baru agenda to study future flood retention development that will ensure all current and future projects are sustainable. Johor state housing and local government committee chairman Datuk Mohd Jafni Md Shukor said that this was based on the recent flood incident in...

Floods: Number of victims in Johor rises to 3,322 people

JOHOR BARU: The number of flood victims in Johor has reached 3,322 people, with six districts affected as of 8pm on Sunday (Jan 7). According to the state disaster management committee, the highest number of victims is at Kota Tinggi, with 1,638 people evacuated from their homes. “The other affected districts are Kluang with 863 victims, followed...