KUALA LUMPUR: Jalan P. Ramlee flood victims said they are in need of food and drinking water.
Victim, Sophian Mohd Zain, 42, said flood waters had receded since 11am, but what is more important is the supply food to the area.
Sophian, who is also the Penang Surplus Welfare Society president, said not only the belongings of the victims were washed away by flood waters, but existing stockpiled of food had also gone.
“We started to distribute nasi bungkus and waters to the victims since yesterday. But there are more than 1,000 of us here, we need help!
“Besides villagers affected by the flood, those living at high-rise apartment are also running out of foods as the shops are all closed,” he said when contacted today, adding that their taps also running dry.
Asked to recall how floods began, he said it was raining non stop since yesterday afternoon.
“The water start to rise around 4pm and it was about chest-level around 8pm.
“Rain stopped and water receded around 10pm. However, the second wave hit us harder when the rain started again around midnight.
“The water was about 4.5m high and my house was submerged by water. All my belongings are gone,” he said.