KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The amount of rainfall recorded at the Air Panas station in Segamat, Johor for the period beginning February 28 until yesterday (March 3) was 731...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 — The amount of rainfall recorded at the Air Panas station in Segamat, Johor for the period beginning February 28 until yesterday was 731 millimetres — the highest compared with the highest monthly rainfall records in December 1991 and December 2006.Irrigation and Drainage Department director-general Datuk Ir Dr Md Nasir Md Noh said the reading was also higher than the average monthly rainfall for March in Johor at 195mm.
“This high rainfall has caused water from the dams to be released from February 28 until now with the affected areas being Yong Peng Town, Ladang Chaah, Jalan Yong Peng — Segamat , Kampung Haji Kamisan and Sungai Temehil. He said because of the continuous heavy rain at the water catchment area involving several dams in Johor, the DID decided to release water while following the standard operating procedure for the dams.
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