Photo via Netizens
Severe flooding swept through parts of the Peninsular yesterday (October 20th, Wednesday) evening after continuous rainfall for six hours that started at 1 pm.
Many areas were affected, especially around the Klang Valley region.
The major highways affected were the Federal Highway, NPE, Kesas Highway, and the Grand Sepadu Highway.
Bandar Sunway,
#kltu SUNWAY: Flash floods reported yesterday near Bdr Sunway
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Other areas that were affected included Nilai, Kajang, and Klang.
Jalan Labohan Dangang, Nilai:
Photo via Netizens
Nilai,
#negerisembilan NILAI: Flash floods reported yesterday in Pekan Nilai
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
(Pekan Nilai)
#negerisembilan NILAI: Flash floods reported yesterday near Pekan Nilai
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Kajang,
#kltu KAJANG: Flash floods reported yesterday in Kajang
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Klang,
Flooding in Klang
#kltu KLANG: Rangers reported of flash floods that are causing delays in Bandar Baru Klang credit: Netizens
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
(Bandar Baru Klang)
#kltu KLANG: Flash floods have been reported near the Klang hospital
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
(Klang Hospital)
At around 5pm, other areas reported severe flooding including Melaka, Semenyih, and Penang.
Semenyih,
#kltu JALAN SEMENYIH: Flash floods reported yesterday near Taman Zamrud
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
(Jalan Semenyih, Taman Zamrud)
Melaka,
#kltu AYER KEROH, MELAKA: Rangers reported of flash floods near Ayer Keroh that are causing rapid rising waters in both directions in the area credit: Netizens
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
(Ayer Keroh)
#melaka Flash floods reported yesterday in Batu Berendam
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
(Batu Berendam)
Penang,
#penangtu Flash floods reported yesterday near the Tasek Mutiara Petronas station
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
(Tasek Mutiara)
#penangtu PENANG: Flash floods reported yesterday near the Simpang Ampat area
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
(Simpang Ampat)
#penangtu PENANG: Flash floods reported yesterday near the Simpang Ampat area
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Wednesday, October 20, 2021
(Bukit Mertajam)
Netizens took to social media by storm when they were stuck in hour-long jams, posting videos of vehicles submerged in floodwaters up to 1.5 meters.
These roads were mentioned on Waze due to unusual traffic caused by flooding.
By: Rayelene Chin
