AMPANG: "The flood water rose suddenly. I could not even salvage anything. Everything was destroyed in a split second," said a resident Suria Idris whose house here was flooded following the heavy downpour on Monday.
Her house was located less than 10 metres from the river.
The 52-year-old said the rain started at 4pm and led to strong currents in the river, raising the water level drastically.
The mother of three children said she struggled to salvage her belongings as she also had to help transport her 77-year-old father who requires oxygen support due to asthma to her place.
"The water level rose suddenly up to our chest level around 7pm last night. The water level started to drop two hours later. We could not save any of our possessions due to the sudden rise in water level.
"When I started cleaning my house this morning, I saw many of my belongings destroyed from the flood," she told the NSTP.
Another resident Rannesah Sutan, 78, whose house is located near the river, said flood water started entering her kitchen following the heavy rain.
The senior citizen who lives with her grandchild said they were forced to seek shelter elsewhere when flood water started to rise above waist level.
"At first, I didn't want to leave the house because I thought the water will not rise. When I saw that water had started to gush into my house through the kitchen, I quickly left my house to a safer location.
"I could only grab my purse and some important documents like my identity card. many of my belongings are destroyed and now covered in mud," she said.
Another victim, Nur Khalisah Shamsul Anuar, 27, said flood water also entered her house which was located less than 50m from the river.
She and her grandmother stayed at a nearby surau while waiting for the flood to subside.
"We could only clean our house this morning. The house was filled with mud and many of our belongings, such as furniture, clothes and electrical appliances are damaged," she said.
On Monday night, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Norazam Khamis said three hours of continuous heavy rain that began at 6.30pm caused flash floods in several areas including Bukit Belacan, Taman Hillview, Kampung Lembah Jaya Utara, Lembah Permai and Lembah Jaya Selatan.
He said the flash floods at these areas measured between 0.3m and 1.5m.
