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Flash flood strikes Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru


The flash flood at Sultanah Aminah Hospital earlier this evening. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA:

Continuous heavy rain since this afternoon has flooded Sultanah Aminah Hospital in Johor Bahru today.

Berita Harian reported that in a four-minute, 25-second video shared online, hospital staff could be seen carrying hospital equipment and motorcycles out of a flooded building.

Several social media users said in the comments that their homes and workplaces have also similarly been struck by flash floods, including in Kulai.

New Straits Times reported the hospital as saying Bangunan Lily, which houses the psychiatry and mental health specialist clinic, was inundated at about 4pm due to a drainage failure.

It said the situation was brought under control by 4.45pm, and cleaning had been completed.

State health and environment committee chairman Ling Tian Soon visited the site to inspect the situation, and the Johor Civil Defence Force later confirmed that floodwaters at the hospital had…

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