KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 21 — A total of 98 federal roads and 126 state roads were affected by the floods that hit seven states, namely Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Terengganu, Kelantan, Melaka, Pahang and Kedah, according to the Disaster Operations Control Centre at the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).
In a statement issued today, it said the roads involved were affected by flash floods, floods, landslides, caved-in roads, sedimentation and damaged bridges at 224 locations in the seven states as of 2 pm today.
“Some routes are still closed for all types of vehicles and some are open only for heavy vehicles,” it said.
The routes that have been opened for all types of vehicles are the Jeli-Dabong route in Kuala Krai and Jalan Padang Kambing in Alor Gajah, Melaka.
Two routes that are only open to light vehicles are the ones from GAP-Bukit Fraser in Hulu Selangor and the Jenderam-Sepang road.
Among the routes opened to heavy vehicles are the Seri Keledang road in Hulu Selangor, Kampung Jenjarom road in Kuala Langat and Banting-Semenyih road in Selangor, while in Pahang, they are the Jerantut-Maran road, Bukit Setongkol 2 road in Kuantan, Jalan Desa Mesra, Jengka North/South main road in Maran and Pekan-Batu Balik road in Pekan.
Source: BERNAMA News Agency