After being displaced from their homes for days, residents in the badly hit Batu Pahat district told CNA that they are worried as the floodwaters have yet to recede despite the rain stopping.
BATU PAHAT, Johor: It has been five days since Mr Muhammad Isa Sulaiman was forced to evacuate his home in Parit Awang due to rising floodwaters caused by prolonged heavy rain.
"I've not been back since last Wednesday and I'm very worried about our valuables. We have a car, fridge, washing machine and some chickens, I think all of them are gone," added Mr Muhammad Isa.Mr Muhammad Isa and his family are among the tens of thousands of residents impacted by the floods in Johor over the last week.
The committee added that Batu Pahat was the worst-hit district in the southern state with 20,767 people placed in temporary relief shelters due to the floods. The 43-year-old said that his family evacuated their home on Thursday morning and they have been living in a tent inside Yong Peng High School, after the water level in their home rose to the waist level overnight.
"Many of us have boats in our homes as a precaution after what happened in 2006. I think the floods this time are just as bad, the water level is high and the damage to most of us are quite bad," said the businessman. However, he expressed optimism that if the weather continues to be good and rainfall does not persist, residents will be able to return to their homes soon.
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