41 evacuated after flood hits their homes


Wet new year: Sukaman Suadi, 69, and his wife Esah Ahmad, 63, carrying a basket containing their clothes to a higher place after their house in Jalan Ubi, Kampung Seri Jaya, Johor Baru, was inundated with water. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: The first day of 2021 saw 41 people being relocated to two temporary relief centres after their houses were flooded.

Those affected were from Kampung Laut near Skudai and Kampung Pengkalan Rinting near Tampoi here.

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