PORT KLANG: Several areas along the Selangor coast were flooded during a high tide earlier this morning.
The high tide, also known as spring tide, was at its highest, registering a water level of 5.7 metres in this harbour town.
The water spilled over to the roads along the jetty here, rising above the ankles during its peak at about 7am.
The high tide briefly flooded and inundated sections of the Marine Department in Jalan Foreshore here.
However the water receded some 30 minutes later at about 7.30am.
According to the State Disaster Management unit, the spring tide occurred in five districts along the coast, affecting Klang, Kuala Selangor, Kuala Langat, Sabak Bernam and Sepang.
While Port Klang registered the highest water level, other districts also faced spill-overs, especially from rivers in their areas.
The spill-over from the Klang river affected a small section of Jalan Kem, which caused an almost 5km traffic jam.
In other parts of Klang, there were five areas in Kampung Tok Muda, Kapar, where the bund leaked but did not affect any settlement.
Parts of Kampung Baru in Telok Gong were also flooded after the waters rose above the bund level.
In Kuala Langat, the road near the Pantai Bahagia palace was flooded while in Kuala Selangor, areas near Jeram jetty were affected.
The spring tide phenomenon started yesterday and is expected to last until Wednesday.
The phenomenon is due to the gravitational forces of the moon and sun (also known as spring tide) and at the same time, caused by strong south-westerly winds.
The strong south-westerly winds usually occur in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia from May to September each year.
Many areas along the Klang river near the harbour town used to be flooded but authorities have over the years built higher and stronger bunds.
Settlements along these areas have also been relocated.