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Thirty residents from two villages were evacuated to a temporary relief centre in Endau, Mersing, Johor, early Wednesday (Dec 17) after continuous rain triggered flooding.

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00:0030 residents from two villages were evacuated to a temporary relief centre in Endow, Merzing,
00:07early Wednesday after continuous rain-triggered flooding.
00:11Endow Fire and Rescue Station Assistant Chief Mohamed Alias Husin said the evacuation began
00:16around midnight and involved 10 families from Kampung Baru Ayetawar and Kampung Hubong.
00:23The evacuees were moved to Sekolah Kebangsaan Pusat Ayetawar,
00:26which has been opened as a temporary relief centre.
00:30Mohamed Alias said authorities are closely monitoring the situation in coordination with other agencies
00:36as rain continues, adding that roads leading into Merzing remain passable.
00:41Meanwhile, the Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued continuous heavy rain
00:46and thunderstorm warnings for Sigamat, Kluang, Merzing and Kota Tinggi until Thursday.
01:00The
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