KUALA LUMPUR — Already hit by flash floods, Perlis and Langkawi island in Kedah have been issued a thunderstorm warning by the Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia).
Both areas would be hit by thunderstorms, heavy downpours and strong winds until 1pm.
Earlier, Met Malaysia issued a thunderstorm warning for Yan and Kuala Muda districts in Kedah.
MetMalaysia’s warnings came as Perlis and northern Kedah are grappling with flash floods from the past few days following heavy rain
Checks by Scoop on social media found that the flood situation in Perlis has yet to improve, according to a post by the Perlis Permai Facebook page which said the flood in Kangar district has risen since this morning.
Beseri and Jejawi, which are sub-districts in Kangar, are among the badly affected based on videos shared by netizens showing roads covered and shoplots inundated with water.
According to news reports, three villages in the district are badly affected, namely Kg Tok Kadang, Kg Bakau, and Kg Baru.
Meanwhile in Kedah, Facebook postings by netizens showed that the roads in downtown Alor Setar are flooded.
According to Bernama, the number of flash floods victims in both northern states have increased, with 2,505 victims recorded in Kedah as of am today, compared to 1,419 people recorded last night.
Three districts – Kota Setar, Yan and Pokok Sena have also been hit by flood.
Meanwhile for Perlis, 686 victims were recorded as of 8.00 am today, compared 225 victims recorded last night.
Other states are also experiencing floods although the number of victims is smaller.
Pahang, which saw a landslide and flash floods in Cameron Highlands, had 36 people in an evacuation centre this morning, while in Perak, the number of flood victims is at 168.
Selangor also has 152 in shelters as of this morning, while the number of evacuees in Johor currently stands at 496.
Malaysia is currently in a monsoon transition phase which is expected to last until early November, MetMalaysia has said previously.
The transition phase is expected to bring about thunderstorms nationwide that have the potential to cause flash floods. – October 9, 2024