JOHOR BARU: Weeks after the heavy rains that caused massive flooding in Johor stopped, many in Batu Pahat are still being forced to wade through the waters.
The floods are not receding because of the bowl-shaped terrain, with a wide floodplain area, leaving the floodwaters trapped.Some areas in the district even experience flood during a high tide even when there is no rain, says Johor Irrigation and Drainage Department director Azren Khalil.
“Batu Pahat, meanwhile, has a gentle gradient. During high tides or floods, the water remains stagnant as it has nowhere to flow,” he said. “The capacity of mobile pumps is quite low,” he said, adding that there are 79 water pumps throughout the state, with 48 in Batu Pahat.Pumps were also borrowed from the National Water Research Institute of Malaysia.
“They could be exposed to vectors that could cause breathing difficulties, conjunctivitis, diarrhoea, cholera, typhoid, food poisoning, dengue, skin disease and leptospirosis.
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