Parts of Klang Valley, several states face floods after overnight downpour

Continuous heavy rain in the Klang Valley overnight caused floods in several Selangor districts, among them Sepang, Hulu Langat, Petaling and Klang. It also impacted areas such as Segamat, Johor and Pasir Mas, Kelantan.

According to the Selangor Civil Defence Force (APM) Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, seven temporary evacuation centres (PPS) have been opened since early this morning to accommodate more than 800 people from 200 families.

These are Gemilang community hall, Taman Gemilang in Sepang; Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ulu Semenyih; Pekan Bangi Lama community hall in Hulu Langat; Dewan Camelia in Putra Height and Putra Height Mosque in Petaling; Kampung Johan Setia Mosque and Kampung Jalan Kebun MPKK hall, Batu 7 in Klang.

Meanwhile, the PPS at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Jeram in Kuala Selangor, and Dewan Bagan Nakhoda Omar and Dewan Simpang 5 in Sabak Bernam are still in operation since Nov 11.

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