KUALA SELANGOR: Since early this month, some 200 villagers of Kampung Seri Sentosa have been experiencing sleepless nights, thanks to the wet spell triggered by the ongoing monsoon transition.
They claimed that the village in Ijok here had been hit by floods 10 times this month.
On three occasions, they were forced to seek shelter at a temporary evacuation centre.
They experienced yet another nightmare when they endured another round of flash floods following the continuous downpour on Saturday night.
Hairul Razid Mohamed Seri, 36, said he was watching television with his family in the living room when he heard the sound of water gushing into the house from the kitchen at 9pm.
“Within a few minutes, the kitchen was submerged.”
He said the latest incident occurred 24 hours after the village had been hit by yet another flood.
“We are exhausted from all the cleaning work from previous flood incidents. Now we have to go through the same thing again.”
Another villager, Mohamad Wagiman, 71, blamed housing projects near the village for the flood situation.
He claimed that a river near the village had become narrower due to the construction.
“The situation has resulted in water from the river flooding our village,” said Mohamad, who has been living in the village for 35 years.
Both of the villagers hoped the state government could help address the problem.
Mohamad said: “We understand that development is inevitable. At the same time, the respective groups should not forget about us, the villagers.
“We hope the authorities will launch a flood mitigation initiative, such as deepening and expanding the river as well as building flood-proof fortifications to avoid a recurrence.”