THURSDAY MORNING BLUES FOR THOUSANDS IN MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR

Scenic view of Kuala Lumpur

The heavy rain began on Wednes­day evening, temporarily flooding some area in Malaysian Capital city, Kuala Lumpur. The area involved are such as Lebuh Ampang, Jalan Pinang, Kampung Baru, Ampang, Taman Kosas, Jalan Bangsar and Jalan Sultan Ismail. One of the worst-hit areas was Hulu Langat.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) officials were on high alert at Jalan Robson, which was reopened yesterday following its closure for cleaning and safety reasons after mudslides on Wednes­day night.
A DBKL official in charge of post-flood clearing up said if heavy rains recurred, they would have to close the road again because the earth there was still very soft.
The mudslides happened between 8.30pm and 9pm at three locations on a 500m stretch of the road.

• Jalan Robson resident Datuk Amir Singh said the road had experienced repeated mudslides.
• He complained that his house would usually get flooded when it poured as the shallow drains along the road became clogged with soil and would overflow.
• Thousands driving to work got the morning blues when they were caught in a gridlock in certain parts of the Klang Valley.
• Motorists made their frustrations known, as well as kept each other informed of the traffic situation, via popular micro-blogging site Twitter.

“Crazy Kajang-Cheras traffic going into KL. I’m turning back home,” tweeted @wansaiful, CEO of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs at 9am. He attached a picture of gridlocked traffic beneath grey skies.
Subang Jaya assemblyman Hannah Yeoh tweeted photos of soil erosion and damage.
“More than 200 cars damaged by the flood, Klang River overflowed into anak Sungai Penaga.” she tweeted.

Source: Agency