IPOH, Dec 26 -- Twenty-one houses in Lorong Pulai Raya 4, Simpang Pulai, were hit by flash floods after two and a half hours of relentless heavy rain last night.
In a statement today, the Civil Defence Force’s (APM) Kinta District Operations Control Centre said they received a call at 9.31 pm from an operations officer to monitor the Simpang Pulai area.
The team arrived at the Simpang Pulai flood site for monitoring at 10.28 pm. They were assisted by four police officers from the Simpang Pulai station.
"The road was submerged and became impassable. The cause of the flooding was a blocked drainage system due to a new housing project," the statement read.
The water level in the area receded to 0.22 metres at 1.09 this morning after the rain stopped.
No temporary relief centres have been opened, as the blocked drains have been cleared and the floodwaters have fully receded.
Simpang Pulai assemblyman Wong Chai Yi and officials from the Ipoh City Council visited the affected area.
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