500 in Sepang evacuated after heavy rain causes river overflow

About 500 residents around the Sepang district whose homes were flooded after a nearby river overflowed due to heavy rain last night, were transferred to three temporary relief centres in Dengkil today.

The flood victims from 12 villages and residential areas were evacuated to the Dengkil Public Hall, Sekolah Rendah Agama Dengkil and SJKC Dengkil.

Dengkil state assemblyperson Adhif Syan Abdullah, when met at one of the relief centres, said heavy rain last night had caused the water at the Semenyih 2 water treatment plant to overflow at 1am, as the reservoir could no longer...