Heavy rain, high tides put Pulau Perhentian villagers on alert as monsoon season begins

JERTIH, Oct 27 — Residents in the village on Pulau Perhentian here have started making early preparations for the Northeast Monsoon (MTL), which is expected to bring heavy rain and pose a flood risk to low-lying areas of the village.

Resident Azizah Ab Rahman, 59, said the village was also vulnerable to flooding, especially when heavy rain coincided with high tides, causing water to stagnate and making it difficult for it to drain into the sea.

“In the past, during the MTL, this situation caused low-lying areas, such as Kampung Tengah, to be flooded up to a depth of almost one metre when rainwater flowing down from the hills could not drain into the sea due to the high tide.

“As a precaution, I began moving household items to higher ground a few days ago, as floods can occur at any time during the monsoon season,” she told Bernama when met at her house on Pulau Perhentian yesterday.

Azizah, who has been living alone since her husband died several years ago, said her children worked and lived on the mainland, leaving her to seek help from neighbours to move heavy items, such as the refrigerator and washing machine, from the kitchen to the higher section of her house.

She said that although the flash floods usually receded within a few hours after the rain stopped, early preparations were important to prevent damage to household items and property losses.

Meanwhile, another resident, 36-year-old Hayatunnupus Nawawi said she had also placed her refrigerator in the living room on a specially built platform about 1.5 metres high to protect it from floodwaters.

“I have kept the refrigerator there permanently since last year’s incident because it is difficult to move it when flooding occurs.

“I have two young children, aged five and nine, while my husband, Ali Abdullah, 36, is physically paralysed,” she said.

Pulau Perhentian Village Development and Security Committee (JPKK) chairman Nik Zawawi Mohd Nor said about 30 houses were usually affected whenever flooding occurred in the village.

He said the floods were generally caused by heavy rain coinciding with high tides during the MTL, making it difficult for water to drain quickly into the sea.

“Flooding usually lasts about two hours and may occur several times throughout the MTL season, depending on rainfall and tidal conditions,” he added. — Bernama

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杰尔蒂，10 月 27 日讯——位于停泊岛的杰尔蒂村的居民已经开始为东北季风（MTL）做早期准备，预计东北季风将带来强降雨，并给该村的低洼地区带来洪水风险。

59岁的居民阿齐扎·阿卜·拉赫曼表示，该村也容易发生洪水，尤其是在暴雨与高潮同时发生时，导致水流停滞，难以排入大海。

“过去，在 MTL 期间，这种情况导致地势低洼的地区，如 Kampung Tengah，被淹没至近一米深，因为从山上流下的雨水由于涨潮而无法排入大海。

“为了以防万一，几天前我就开始把家里的东西搬到地势较高的地方，因为季风季节随时都可能发生洪水，”她昨天在停泊岛的家中接受马新社采访时说道。

阿齐扎的丈夫几年前去世后，她一直独自生活。她说，她的孩子们在大陆工作和生活，所以她不得不向邻居寻求帮助，将冰箱、洗衣机等重物从厨房搬到房子的楼上。

她说，虽然暴雨过后几个小时内，洪水就会消退，但提前做好准备对于防止家庭物品受损和财产损失至关重要。

与此同时，另一位居民，36岁的哈亚图努普斯·纳瓦维表示，她也把冰箱放在客厅里一个特制的、约1.5米高的平台上，以防止洪水淹没冰箱。

“自从去年发生洪水以来，我就一直把冰箱放在那里，因为洪水来袭时很难搬动它。”

“我有两个年幼的孩子，一个五岁，一个九岁，而我的丈夫阿里·阿卜杜拉，36岁，身体瘫痪，”她说。

停泊岛村庄发展与安全委员会（JPKK）主席尼克·扎瓦维·莫哈末·诺尔表示，每当村里发生洪水时，通常会有大约 30 户人家受到影响。

他表示，洪水通常是由于暴雨与潮汐涨落同时发生，导致水难以迅速排入大海造成的。

他补充说：“洪水通常持续约两小时，在整个潮汐季期间可能会发生数次，具体取决于降雨量和潮汐情况。”——马新社

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