Malaysia: Second wave hit Southern Malaysia

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A few days after Malaysia kicked off the Visit Malaysia Year 2007, Southern state of Malaysia Johor is being hit with continuous heavy rains which leads to the second wave of flooding.

Up to date, one of the Malaysia’s major daily The Star’s SMS alert reported that the number of flood victims in Johor has more than doubled overnight to 50,172 in 208 relief centres. Areas around the state capital Johor Baru were among the worst hit, with more than 20,000 people evacuated.

Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi assured that the Government would do all it could do to provide flood victims assistance, promised an extra RM500 (USD142.245) aid to each affected family. A foster village programme was launched to assist flood victims too and Malaysians are called upon to contribute generously.

Blogger xpyre was stuck at one of the worst affected area Kota Tinggi before authority cleared one of the exit to allow traffic to pass through. Blogger Linken Lim (Hey. thanks bros') who was stuck at one of the affected area, did a round-up on the recurring situation and also publised a request for public donation from another blogger Marina Mahathir.

Mom’s Daily was saddened by the flood and explained why many NGOs and groups likes to promote breastfeeding to ensure the survival of babies even in the midst of worst tragedy like this. Even the usually humourous Rojaks Daily paid tribute to kukujiao.com for his devotion in helping flood victims through real action. Malaysia need more good samaritan like him!

Meanwhile, the Malaysian Red Cresent Society (MCRS) is appealing to general public including private sectors, corporate, organisations for generous contributions towards the Malaysian Red Crescent Relief Fund set up to provide financial and relief assistance to people affected by the recent flood.

All cash contributions are tax-exempted and are to be made payable to:

"Malaysian Red Crescent Society" or Maybank A/C No - 5144 2210 3788 or call Tel: +603 - 4257 8726, Fax: +603 - 4257 3537 (Operations Room) for details.

(Global Voices SK Thew via Google News Alert)


Updates

Floods In Johor Worsen, Number Of Evacuees Exceed 74,000- Bernama ( January 13, 2007 23:54 PM)

The second wave of floods in Johor worsened Saturday, sending 74,525 people to evacuation centres as of Saturday night, up from 60,512 in the evening.

The monsoon rains anticipated from Monday to Wednesday are expected to worsen the situation even further.

According to a spokesman of the Johor police headquarters, the highest number of evacuees by district was in Kluang -- 15,717 compared to 14,870 in the evening. This was followed by Batu Pahat (15,607), Kota Tinggi (10,797), Segamat (6,075), Mersing (3,178), Pontian (2,412) and Muar (1,699).

In KOTA TINGGI, most parts of the town were flooded with 0.5 metres of water while the main roads into the district, like Jalan Kota Tinggi-Johor Baharu and Jalan Kota Tinggi-Mersing, are still impassable to traffic.

Other roads that are closed due to the floods are Jalan Seelong-Ulu Tiram, Km 3 Jalan Ulu Choh-Gelang Patah, Km 32 Bandar Tenggara, Km 24 Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kulai, Km 26 Kota Tinggi-Kulai near Sungai Telor, Km 40 Kota Tinggi-Johor Baharu at Kampung Batu 23, Jalan Tun Sri Lanang at Bandar Tenggara, Km 24 Jalan Mawai at Jalan Tun Habab and Km 68.8 Jalan Kota Tinggi.

In KLUANG, a landslide occurred at the road at Bandar Tenggara near Felda Pengelih Timur. Roads closed to traffic are Jalan Mersing-Kota Tinggi, Mersing-Kluang, Segamat-Labis, Labis-Yong Peng, Labis-Muar, Kluang-Mersing, Kluang Bandar Tenggara and at the Sungai Semborong bridge.

In BATU PAHAT, Jalan Yong Peng-Chaah at Km 3, and Jalan Batu Pahat-Ayer Hitam at Km 26 are closed to light vehicles. Jalan Batu 18.5 Parit Sulong and Km 70 of Jalan Muar-Labis in Muar are also closed to light vehicles.





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