SEREMBAN: Negri Sembilan authorities will deepen rivers at 10 locations in the state after several low-lying areas here were hit by flash floods, says Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun.

       He said the state exco decided on this at a meeting on Wednesday (May 25) after several areas along Sg Linggi here were inundated the night before.

       "We have to take immediate steps to deepen the rivers, especially sg Linggi, so that we can effectively address this problem of flash floods,” said Aminuddin.

       "The state government will work with the private sector on this and the matter will be finalised next week," he added when speaking to reporters.

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       Several areas including Kg Singh, Block C, Happy Garden, Kg Semarak, Kg Ismail, Jalan Tunku Kurshiah, England Garden and Taman Nyiur Hijau were affected following continuous heavy rain.

       Several other areas in the state such as Linggi were also hit by flash floods.

       In November 2000, some 400 households and business premises in the Seremban and Rasah areas suffered huge losses after Sg Linggi broke its banks.

       Then, the state government compensated each owner RM500.

       In total, some 1,000 premises were affected by floods throughout the state at the time, including Sg Rokan in Gemencheh and Dangi in Kuala Pilah.