KUALA LUMPUR (May 3, 2012): Eighteen areas were affected by flash floods, following a heavy downpour in the city yesterday, said Federal Territories and Urban Well-being Minister Datuk Raja Nong Chik Raja Zainal Abidin.
They included Bandar Sri Permaisuri, Jalan Yaakob Latiff, Bulatan Cheras, Salak Selatan, Sri Rampai, Jalan Ipoh, Kepong, Jalan Tun Razak, Kampung Setia Jaya and Setapak. Speaking to reporters after officiating the 2012 Titiwangsa Education Foundation Excellence Awards ceremony here, he said land slips were also reported at six areas, including Taman Melati and Seksyen 5 in Wangsa Maju.
He said trees were also found uprooted in the vicinity of the Kuala Lumpur Football Stadium in Cheras, Taman Tun Dr Ismail and Danau Kota.
He added, the worst-hit areas which faced the wrath of the flash floods were Kampung Puah in Wangsa Maju which involved 176 residents from 33 houses.
Raja Nong Chik said the flood victims were temporarily given accomodation at the Kampung Puah Community Hall before they returned to their homes when the flood waters subsided.
They received the necessary assistance from the welfare department and the Red Crescent Association.
The minister said City Hall, apart from dispensing the necessary aid to the victims, also recorded the total losses incurred as a result of the flash floods.
Raja Nong Chik said the ministry would liaise with the Drainage and Irrigation Department under the natural resources and environment ministry to monitor the drainage system and overcome flash floods in the future.
Meanwhile, 921 excellent students of Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah, Penilaian Menengah Rendah, Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia and Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia in the Titiwangsa parliamentary constituency received cash awards.
The number of students was the highest in the past eight years since the awards were first given in 2005.
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