Due to rain that began on Friday and continued into Saturday night, water levels rose at breakneck speed, leaving many with almost no time to react. Thousands were stranded in their homes or offices, awaiting rescuers.

In Selangor alone seven deaths have so far been reported by the fire and rescue department.

The department said four bodies were found in Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam, two in Dengkil and one in Desa Coalfield, Sungai Buloh.

Three bodies have also reportedly been found in Telemong, Pahang.

More than 66,000 people nationwide have been evacuated from the worst affected areas and placed in relief centres. Nearly half of this number is in Selangor.

Meanwhile, the health ministry reported earlier today that there were 181 Covid-19 cases among flood victims in relief centres.

In Klang, residents said roads near Bandar Botanic were still filled with parked cars that had been left behind due to the flooding.

“It literally looks like a hurricane just hit. How did we not get some kind of alert that this was going to happen,” they said, hitting out at the government.

Those in Cheras who spoke to FMT said while the area was still flooded in certain parts, the water appeared to be receding as of this afternoon. They said it would take a long time to get their lives back to normal.

Elsewhere in Petaling Jaya, there have been reports of residents being asked to move their cars to enable the cleaning of the mud-covered roads.

One resident in the area also reported that laundromats appeared to be packed today, musing that it could be due to washing machines at home becoming casualties of the floods.

USJ and parts of Kuala Lumpur have also mostly returned to normal today, save for some debris left behind.