The morning after the flash floods hit Kajang town

The aftermath of the 2/12/2011 flash flood

The scene in Kajang town in the morning after the flash floods that hit the town last evening was ugly.

The three hour torrential rain that caused the swollen Sg Jelok to overflow its banks last evening at 4.00pm almost brought the town centre to a standstill. Fortunately the flood water receded by 6pm leaving a trail of mud and rubbish behind.

The streets were strewn with mud, rubbish and other debris brought by the water from the overflowing Sg Jelok. In normal time Sg Jelok is just a small stream that branches off from Sg Langat. However the water that flows into Sg Jelok from Sg Langat last evening turned the small stream into a swollen river that dumped its contents into the town area.

The ground floor of many shops included banks and F & B outlets, were also inundated with water. The shop owners and workers were seen busy cleaning up the mess. Even the town's main shopping mall, Plaza Metro Kajang was not spared. Its basement car park was submerged with water trapping many cars parked inside the basement. The ground floor was also swashed with muddy water.

As usual this morning I and the missus went to the wet market to do the week's grocery shopping.  The wet market was the worst hit as the swollen Sg Jelok passes by the area. As the road surface was still muddy we had to watch our steps carefully to avoid the pools of water and other obstacles as we made our way to the market. The vendors in the market told us water had swept into the ground floor of the building. Despite the flooding the vendors were still operating their businesses as usual.