A heavy downpour led to flash floods in multiple areas of the federal capital yesterday evening (7th March.)
Reports of unusual traffic jams due to the rainy weather started at around 3pm, affecting major roads such as the MRR2, Salak highway, BESRAYA, and Jalan Kuching.
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Not long after that, the ongoing heavy rain started to cause flash floods in several areas as reported by Astro Radio Traffic.
#kltu LEBUHRAYA BUKIT JALIL : Banjir kilat di susur ke LTAT menghalang lorong kiri dan mengakibatkan kelewatan dari Pavilion menuju ke Alam Sutera. Kredit : ITIS.
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Monday, March 7, 2022
#kltu JALAN KUCHAI LAMA : Rangers melaporkan banjir kilat di MRT Kuchai telah mengakibatkan trafik terjejas dikedua2 arah diantara KFC Kuchai Lama & dari susur BESRAYA. Kredit : Mr AG
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Monday, March 7, 2022
#kltu JALAN KUCHAI LAMA : Rangers melaporkan banjir kilat di sekitar Kuchai Lama telah memberi kesan kesesakan dari arah KFC Kuchai Lama & MRT Kuchai Lama begitu juga dari kawasan sekitar NSK.
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#kltu JALAN KUCHAI LAMA: Rangers reported of flash floods at the Kuchai MRT Station that are affecting traffic in both...
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Monday, March 7, 2022
#kltu JALAN KUCHAI LAMA: Flash floods around Kuchai Lama are causing heavy traffic from the Kuchai MRT & KFC Kuchai Lama - Jalan Kuchai Maju. Also expect a massive jam from the NPE turnoff, the BESRAYA turnoff & also the KL Seremban Hwy, so please drive carefully credit: Netizens
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#kltu KUCHAI LAMA : Netizen berkongsi video banjir tadi berhampiran Kilang Ajinamoto credit: Netizens
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#kltu KL SEREMBAN HWY: Flash floods in both directions under the Salak Hwy flyover are causing gridlock traffic from the TUDM & the Sungai Besi toll #bioraylubricant credit: ITIS DBKL
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Monday, March 7, 2022
According to the Malaysian Highway Board (LLM), four lanes on the Kesas Highway were blocked by floodwaters at the Awan Besar west toll plaza, with only one lane accessible at KM48.3 eastbound towards the Sukom junction.
#kltu KESAS : banjir kilat berhampiran dengan Plaza Tol Awan Besar telah menjadi punca kesesakan setengah jam dari arah Kinrara credit: Netizens
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#kltu KL: Juga terdapat banjir kilat dilaporkan di kawasan-kawasan tertentu seperti JALAN CHERAS, JALAN SULTAN ISMAIL,...
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#kltu JALAN MERU: Rangers reported of flash floods near Klang Central that are causing heavy traffic towards Setia Alam & Klang #bioraylubricant credit: Netizens
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#kltu BESRAYA : Banjir kilat berhampiran Nirwana telah mengakibatkan kesesakan dari Kuchai Lama - Salak Selatan credit: Netizens
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Monday, March 7, 2022
There was also a fallen tree reported in Bandar Tun Razak near the Cheras HUKM area.
#kltu BANDAR TUN RAZAK : Pokok tumbang dilaporkan berhampiran HUKM Cheras credit: Netizens
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Many of the videos were shared by netizens online, showing the severity of the flooding.
#kltu SUNGAI BULOH: Sila pandu berhati-hati sekiranya anda memandu di kawasan Sungai Buloh oleh kerana Rangers melaporkan banjir kilat. (lokasi video tidak dapat dikenalpasti) credit: Netizens
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#kltu KL: Banjir kilat dilaporkan berhampiran dengan Jalan Raja Chulan credit: Netizens
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#kltu KL: Banjir kilat dilaporkan berhampiran dengan Jalan Raja Chulan credit: Netizens
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#kltu KL: Gambar-gambar keadaan banjir kilat di JALAN SYED PUTRA, JALAN TUN PERAK, & JALAN AMPANG credit: ITIS DBKL
Posted by Astro Radio Traffic on Monday, March 7, 2022
#kltu KL: Flash floods around Jalan Pudu Ulu credit: Netizens
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#kltu RAWANG: Keadaan banjir yang dilaporkan Rangers di kawasan Bandar Tasik Puteri credit: Netizens
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#kltu KL: Banjir kilat berhampiran Wisma UOA di Jalan Pinang / Jalan Perak credit: Netizens
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#kltu KL: Video banjir kilat di terowong Jalan Chan Sow Lin petang tadi. 1 kereta terjejas akibat banjir credit: Netizens
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The floods have also caused the temporary closure of the SMART Tunnel, involving the entrance from Taman Desa and Cheras towards the city centre and the exit from the city centre heading to Cheras.
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By: Amy Shariffudin
