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| The Johor District Worst Hit By Floods |
| Thursday, December 21, 2006 |
Town completely cut off after Sungai Segamat bursts its banks
20 Dec 2006
Jassmine Shadiqe and Sim Bak Heng
SEGAMAT, WED.: This land-locked district in northern Johor is the worst hit by the floods, with virtually the whole town affected by the rising floodwaters.This occurred after the Sungai Segamat burst its banks late last night. By 6pm today, the water level in the river was at 11.34 metres – well above the dangerous level of 9.4 metres.
With all roads leading into the town flooded, the district is completely cut off from the north and south. It is now only accessible via air by helicopter.
The district hospital is also cut-off as the main access road has also been inundated, forcing rescue agencies to set up mobile medical clinics.
Telephone communication has also been disrupted by the floods. Many areas are also encountering mobile telecommunication difficulties.
A local resident said he saw many people stranded on rooftops and waiting to be evacuated by the rescue teams. One of them was the Calvary Charity Home in Kampung Jawa, where inmates, including several disabled people, were forced to wait for help on the roof-top after the double-storey home was flooded.
“The water level has risen to the second floor of the house. The 40 inmates have been stranded on the rooftop since 2am on Wednesday,” said its supervisor Pastor Vincent Teo.
He said police and the Fire and Rescue Department did not have enough boats to attend to the emergency. “They are doing their best to help, but we have not been able to send any food or drinks to them. The situation is really bad,” he lamented.
The Fire and Rescue Department Operation centre in Larkin, Johor Baru, said it had deployed additional men and equipment to Segamat to help in rescue and relief work.
Four helicopters, one each from the police and Armed Forces and two from the department, have also been mobilised to assist in the rescue operation. An additional two more air unit have been requested.
The joint rescue operation also involved the police, the Royal Malaysia Armed Forces, Civil Defence, General Field Force, Rela and volunteers.The district Fire and Rescue Department could not be contacted as the telephone lines have been washed away by the gushing floodwaters.
Segamat Flood Operation Centre chief Assistant Superintendent Mustapha Md Tim said 16 boats have been deployed to ferry stranded people to evacuation centres on higher ground.
He said the air unit was also dropping food and drinks to victims stranded on the rooftops.
“Fortunately, there have been no fatalities to date,” he said. The Segamat Flood Operation Centre hotline is 07-9321232.
Meanwhile, Kemelah state assemblyman Ayub Rahmat said the Desa Temu Jodoh stretch and Jalan Genuang stretch of Jalan Segamat-Yong Peng were under 1.5-metre of water.
The whole district was virtually cut off from the other districts by flood waters, he said.
"Many villages and Felda land schemes are also not accessible as roads linking to them were flooded. For instance, the concrete bridge at the entrance to Felda Redong had collapsed and this has completely cut off the accessibility of some 5,000 Felda settlers and their family members."
In Segamat town, both the bridges linking to the town are under water," he added.
Ayub said the air force from Kluang and Kuantan only started delivering food items to affected villages by helicopters starting today.
He was disappointed with the sluggish action to help flood victims due to poor coordination, lackadaisical attitude and insufficient facilities such as boats to assist victims.
Story from: http://www.nst.com.my/
 SEGAMAT SUBMERGED: Heavy rain caused the Sungai Segamat and other rivers to overflow their banks, causing the town's worst floods since 1950s. Among the most badly affected areas are Taman Segar and Kampung Abdullah.--STARpic by GLENN GUAN
Picture from: http://thestar.com.my |
posted by Josephine @ 4:15 pm  |
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good picture???? wat the....
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my place is ok.. even though im in segt, i didnt get to see the "action" either.. wouldn't have been able to get through the road blocks and what not.. totally cut off from the world! good thing i have ppl calling and telling me the news..
ppl broke into nirvana?? omgosh.. desperate times... shocking
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good picture???? wat the....