JERTIH, Oct 27 — Residents in the village on Pulau Perhentian here have started making early preparations for the Northeast Monsoon (MTL), which is expected to bring heavy rain and pose a flood risk to low-lying areas of the village.
Resident Azizah Ab Rahman, 59, said the village was also vulnerable to flooding, especially when heavy rain coincided with high tides, causing water to stagnate and making it difficult for it to drain into the sea.
“In the past, during the MTL, this situation caused low-lying areas, such as Kampung Tengah, to be flooded up to a depth of almost one metre when rainwater flowing down from the hills could not drain into the sea due to the high tide.
“As a precaution, I began moving household items to higher ground a few days ago, as floods can occur at any time during the monsoon season,” she told Bernama when met at her house on Pulau Perhentian yesterday.
