Water level has been rising and in some low lying areas, the river banks have burst. Many villages are now technically flooded. This morning as I was driving to work, I noticed that many of the areas beside the river are now inundated. And in the evening, as I drove back from town the river in town is also definitely higher than the day before. In some places it is near breaching point. Hopefully it'll subside.
In the morning, one of my colleagues said her house in the kampung was already surrounded by water the night before. At noon the water level was still rising. Places like Langgar now look like lakes. And the water continues to flow from 'upstream' unabated. It seems Hatyai is also experiencing some flooding now. The last round of a bad flood was in 2005. Then, Jitra town literally became like New Orleans as it also sits in a bowl. That year, the flood was without rain. In a matter of hours, the whole town was flooded.
Anyway, experts are warning that the worse may yet to come as the strong Siberian winds from the north are expected to blow in more rains.
2 comments:
The rain is real bad this year....my chr basement flooded twice the past two wks. Fren's hse also flooded. Worried bout my mother in law's old hse...just next to the river.
oh dear, is it the rainy season already? looks bad for low lying areas.
Post a Comment