Floodwaters are slow to recede in Kampung Padang Serai as it is surrounded by oil palm plantations, taking days or even weeks before life returns to normalcy.
Beruas is located in south-west Perak, near Manjung and the village is situated in the Pengkalan Baru constituency bordering Pantai Remis.
According to the villagers, Sungai Beruas has the tendency to overflow resulting in repeated flash floods.The other problem is attributed to narrow culverts which are not wide enough to accommodate the high volume of water during a downpour. His 78-year-old wife Siti Hawah Salleh, who has knee problems, said neighbours living on higher ground came to help.
“I did not have time to keep my items at a higher place so most of my belongings were damaged,” he said, adding that he did, however, have the foresight to park his car and motorcycle on higher ground that evening.He was kept awake by the continuous rain because he feared that it might flood.“The worst part of floods is the cleaning process afterwards and neighbours cannot help us because they are affected too,” he added.
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