KUALA LUMPUR: Thousands of road users in the city centre were stuck in massive traffic jams after flash floods occurred in several areas, with Jalan Tun Razak closed for traffic since about 5.30pm.
Information received from the City Hall’s Integrated Transport
Information System (ITIS) said all major roads leading out of and into
the city centre are seeing major traffic crawl due to the wet weather.
Among the affected roads and highways were the Middle Ring-Road 1 (MRR1), Jalan Duta, Jalan Kuching, and Jalan Mahameru.
“Jalan Tun Razak at both sides have been closed to traffic since about 5.30pm after water started flowing into the road.
“The rain has stopped, and hopefully the flash flood will subside
soon,” said an ITIS officer when contacted through its hotline.
The officer also said that Jalan Genting Klang was hit by a flashflood
at an early stage of the heavy rain, but the water has subsided and the
road is now clear for traffic.
Stormwater Management and Road Tunnel (SMART Tunnel) hotline when
contacted said the tunnel was closed to traffic since 4.25pm to allow
excess water to be channelled out of the city.
“We have re-opened the tunnel for traffic from the city centre heading
to Cheras and Seremban, while the other side (leading into the city from
Cheras and Seremban), is still closed,” said an officer.
Meanwhile, latest information received was that the flashflood that hit
Jalan Tun Razak, said to be as deep as about one-metre earlier, has
subsided to about 1 foot at about 7pm and is clear for traffic.
Flash flood in Jalan Salleh, Kampung Baru did not recede until 9.30pm today.
Bird's eye view of the flash flood along Jalan Tun Razak
DBKL officers work to remove an uprooted tree that fell on a car in Taman Danau
Flash floods is caused by human, when development takes place they tend to forget of drainage and shallowed river beds caused during road making, throwing of rubbish, housing projects and etc. Government must look into this not 54 years ignoring the rise of flood problems.
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