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Heavy rain caused flooding at UiTM Puncak Alam campus, resulting in water levels rising throughout the afternoon. Several areas of UiTM Puncak Alam were reportedly flooded, leading to areas being inundated with water and obstructing vehicular movement. This situation was shared by various social media users through the Threads app, revealing the flood situation around the campus.

One user, @nis0piee, shared videos showing a waiting bus area in the campus submerged in water, claiming it was their first experience dealing with such a situation. Another user, @afiqqqdaniel, posted a video showing a large flow of flowing water covering the road surface in the area believed to be in the campus. Meanwhile, @nabiq65 shared two videos showing the intense rain flooding around the Faculty of Built Environment.

In related developments, a video shared by Zamron Mat via Facebook showed an individual explaining that Taman Sri Alam, Saujana Utama, in Selangor was also flooded up to the point where it overflowed onto the road. He urged residents to divert their vehicles to safer locations and prioritize their safety. Meanwhile, Selangor Emergency Operations Officer Ashrul Riezal Asbar said his team received five calls related to the flash flood incident around Selangor today, involving Kampung Johan Setia, UiTM Kampus Puncak Alam Tadika, Taman Seri Alam in Saujana Utama, Jalan Meru Tambahan near Puncak Alam, and Kampung Salak, Sepang.

In Kampung Johan Setia, he said water levels of around 0.3 meters had entered some residential areas, but no evacuation was carried out. At UiTM Kampus Puncak Alam Tadika, the flood was reported to have submerged everything completely when the rescue team arrived at 5:26 pm, and no rescue services were provided. Meanwhile, monitoring at Taman Seri Alam, Saujana Utama revealed that the affected residential area was also hit by flash floods due to heavy rain and overflow from nearby drainage, with water levels estimated at 0.3 meters.

At Jalan Meru Tambahan near Puncak Alam, water levels reached approximately 0.6 meters, causing even light vehicles to be unable to pass through the area, but without any casualties. In Kampung Salak, Sepang, flash flooding was reported to have completely submerged the area when the rescue team arrived at 5:59 pm, before the team conducted water level monitoring in the surrounding area to ensure the situation was under control. However, no residents were reported to have been evacuated from all the affected locations.