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[PHOTOS] KL Hit By The Worst Floods in 2013. When Will It Stop?

April 12 - Following a severe flash flood caused by a short thunderstorm that left Kuala Lumpur with bad traffic and submerged cars, the Malaysian Meteorological Department have forecasted more rain and thunderstorm in the Klang Valley for the coming week. Citizens of Klang Valley, put your rainboots on!

By Mei Mei Chu — 12 Apr 2013, 10:42 AM — Updated over 10 years ago

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Citizens of Klang Valley, brace yourselves for more thunderstorms

KLANG VALLEY folk have been asked to brace themselves for more thunderstorms in the evenings from now until early May.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department’s forecast showed that rain is expected almost every day from now onwards as it is a normal occurrence during the inter-monsoon season.

The statement added that the thunderstorms would be accompanied by strong winds.

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Flood water gushing heavily.

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The flood water was deep enough to submerge a whole car.

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Cars stuck in a very bad crawl due to the flash flood.

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The flood in Kuala Lumpur caused massive traffic jam.

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The flooded roads included Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Parlimen, Jalan Duta, Jalan Pudu, Jalan Cheras Lama, Jalan Chan Sow Lin and Jalan Segambut, with the worst congested roads being Jalan Tun Razak, Jalan Duta, Jalan Mahameru, Jalan Kuching and the Federal Highway. Photo courtesy of Blog Serius.

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April 11: One hour thunderstorm caused flash flood havoc in Kuala Lumpur

THE thunderstorm that hit Kuala Lumpur city center yesterday had caused many motorists to get stuck in massive traffic due to several key roads being flooded.

A late evening thundersorm triggered flash floods and casued heavy traffic congestion in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday.

The thunderstorm lasted for about one hour from about 5.30pm left several roads in the Malaysian capital under water, causing traffic snarls just as commuters were hitting the roads after work.

One tree was uprooted in the parking lot of the National Mosque, a spokesman for the Kuala Lumpur Fire and Rescue Department operations room told Bernama news agency.

Flash flood in KL over and over again, why?

SMART, commenting on Wednesday’s flood which took the city by storm, said it was on stand-by to prevent any flooding in the city.

“Though the recent flooding in Kuala Lumpur was not within our coverage zone, we did use the SMART system to divert excess flood water upstream via the Berembang pond,” he added.

Ravichandran also wanted to know what had happened to the RM6mil flood mitigation project, which was supposed to put an end to the flood woes in the township.

“The Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) completed a retaining wall for flood mitigation, but from what happened on Wednesday, obviously it is not working,” said a resident.

Recent flash floods

We've been getting reports on another flash flood in KL around 5pm (21st February)? Heavy rain caused a massive traffic jam on the LDP in Puchong on Feb 18.