Flash floods briefly hit UM campus amid new students' registration
KUALA LUMPUR: Universiti Malaya (UM) was briefly affected by flash floods following heavy rain in the capital this afternoon.
Flash floods briefly impacted the Universiti Malaya (UM) campus in Kuala Lumpur this afternoon, as heavy rain caused water to accumulate in front of the university around 5.15pm. The incident occurred as new undergraduate students commenced their residential college registration, which had been scheduled to begin on September 26.
According to a UM spokesperson, the floodwaters have since receded, and normal operations have resumed at the campus. The Department of Irrigation and Drainage's Infobanjir portal reported alert-level readings at multiple monitoring stations in the surrounding areas, including Segambut and Batu, with several neighborhoods, such as Damansara, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, and Kajang, also experiencing flash floods and rising floodwaters.
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