KUALA LUMPUR, March 8 — Authorities have confirmed today more flash floods in the Klang Valley for the second day in a row following heavy downpours. 

The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) tweeted that as of 4.17pm today, three additional areas flooded over. 

They include Jalan Cheras leading to the Billion roundabout — where waters are now knee-high and roads are already inaccessible to traffic.

Jalan Pudu near the Tung Shin Hospital is also flooded up to calf-level, and the Hishamuddin Roundabout up to ankle-level. Both of these latter areas are still accessible to traffic.

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Yesterday, Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) said that heavy rain with recorded rainfall of more than 100 millimetres per hour, at around 3pm yesterday, caused flash floods in 29 areas here, including Jalan Yaakob Latif, Jalan Ampang, Jalan Pudu underpass, Jalan Maharajalela, Jalan Cheras and Jalan Melaka.

It also said of the 29 areas, floodwaters in 25 areas receded within 30 to 45 minutes whereas it took one to three hours to recede in the other four areas, namely Jalan Pudu underpass, Jalan Tun Razak tunnel, Kampung Pasir and Kampung Periuk.

Two relief centres (PPS) were also opened in Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil) Saraswati, Jalan Klang Lama, to house 560 flood victims (from 145 families) from Kampung Pasir and at the Dewan Sultan Sulaiman, Kampung Baru, to place 381 (84 families) flood victims from Kampung Periuk.

Over in Selangor, its Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said a total of 1,122 victims from 263 families were housed in nine PPS statewide.

Three landslides were also recorded yesterday.

Environment and Water Minister Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man told reporters yesterday that heavy rainfall, up to half a month’s rain in just two hours, was the cause of the floods in the capital city.

He said the ministry’s Taman Desa SMART station and Air Panas station recorded rainfall readings of 106.5mm and 155mm respectively, two hours after rains started at about 2.30pm.