KUALA LUMPUR - Flash floods hit several districts in Selangor following continuous heavy rain since early this morning.
Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) Assistant Director of Operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said Petaling was one of the districts affected with water rising to 0.61 metres in several areas, including Kampung Tengah, Puchong, affecting some 20 houses with six victims evacuated to the relief centre (PPS) at the Putra Heights Mosque.
"In Kampung Seri Aman, Puchong, 30 houses were flooded, affecting 120 victims," he said in a statement today.
Meanwhile, in Kampung Padang Jawa, Shah Alam, 20 houses were affected with three victims evacuated.
In the Klang district, Mukhlis said the affected area was in Taman Sri Jaya, resulting in the evacuation of eight victims to the PPS at Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Binjai, while in the Hulu Langat district, flooding was reported in Kampung Sungai Merab Luar, Kajang, resulting in the evacuation of 15 people. - BERNAMA