He said the SMART tunnel management would issue a statement about the floods allegedly occurring in the tunnel yesterday.

Yesterday, Bernama published pictures and a report of a man who escaped via a car window as floodwaters gushed into a road tunnel near Jalan Tun Razak heading towards KLCC (and not at the SMART tunnel, as alleged in the viral messages).

On a related matter, Khalid said his ministry would think of the next course of action against contractors found guilty of clogging up the drainage system.

“The flash flood which engulfed parts of KL yesterday was in part due to the city’s clogged drainage system, caused by development construction work,” Khalid told reporters at the Parliament lobby here today.

He said the ministry would monitor and supervise the construction sites more closely so that flash floods around Kuala Lumpur could be addressed.

“Our problem is that we have several ongoing development projects and it is difficult for us to monitor them 24 hours.

“In fact, I have met and discussed the issue with mayor Datuk Hisham Ahmad Dahlan at the Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL).

“We will take action to determine all clogging issues will be dealt with.

“We want to ensure contractors carry out their work properly to prevent clogging of drains,” he said.