JOHOR BARU: The flooding in Johor is over with the last relief centre (PPS) at Sekolah Agama Gemereh, Segamat, closed on Tuesday (Jan 18) afternoon.

       State Health and Environment Committee chairman, R. Vidyananthan said in a statement that the relief centre, with 37 flood evacuees from eight families from Kampung Seberang Batu Badak, was closed at 1pm.

       Until Tuesday evening, the weather in all 10 districts in Johor was reported to be fine.

       Before this, Segamat was the worst hit by floods in Johor among eight affected districts.

       A total of 5,923 flood victims from 1,585 families was recorded at the height of the floods on Jan 4, with 81 PPS opened in Segamat, Muar, Tangkak, Batu Pahat, Kluang, Johor Baru, Kota Tinggi and Mersing districts since the floods started on Jan 1,

       Only two districts, namely, Pontian and Kulai were not affected by the disaster. – Bernama