Johor residents rush to relief centres as water levels rise in towns and villages

Flooded homes in Yong Peng town, in north-west Johor, on March 4, 2023. PHOTO: NADIRAH H. RODZI
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YONG PENG, Johor - When it began to rain a week ago, Mr Mat Isa did not think much about it.

But by Saturday, the 67-year-old found himself with his wife and daughter in a tent at a relief centre after surviving what he said were the worst floods since 2006.

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