Puncak Alam UiTM hit by floods

Several areas near the Puncak Alam campus of Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in Kuala Selangor were hit by flash floods this afternoon.

This followed heavy rain late this afternoon, causing water levels to rise and disrupt traffic, Bernama reported.

Several users on the Threads social networking application shared updates on the flood situation at the campus.

A Threads user, nis0piee, uploaded several videos showing the campus bus waiting area flooded up to calf level, saying it was their first time experiencing such flooding.

Another user, afiqqqdaniel, uploaded a video showing muddy water overflowing onto a road, believed to be on campus.

User nabiq65 also shared two videos showing a flash flood in an area believed to be near the faculty of built environment at UiTM.

A video shared by Zamron Mat on Facebook showed a person saying that Taman Sri Alam, Saujana Utama in Sungai Buloh, was also affected, with water spilling onto main roads.

Selangor fire and rescue department operations assistant director Ashrul Riezal Asbar said a team from the Bestari station was en route to the scene.

He said in Kampung Johan Setia, water levels reached about 0.3m and entered several homes, but no evacuations were carried out.

Ashrul said checks at Taman Seri Alam revealed the residential area was hit by flash floods as a result of heavy rain and an overflow from a nearby retention pond. Water levels were estimated at 0.3m.

At the Puncak Alam UiTM kindergarten, floodwaters had receded by the time firefighters arrived at 5.26pm, he added.

UiTM Selangor branch rector Ahmad Taufek Abdul Rahman said an inspection conducted after the flash flood found that the continuous heavy rain had caused an excessive volume of water to flow through the drainage system, resulting in the concrete beam structure of the drains giving way, causing water to overflow into nearby areas. 

“However, all 16 water retention ponds within the campus were found to be functioning properly. Conditions on campus have now returned to normal,” he said this evening.

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