Malaysia is sinking today! Worst flooding in Petaling Jaya, cars floating in water

Added: 2026-05-06

[00:00:11]Petaling Ja, Malaysia, May 6th, 2026.

[00:00:44]Heavy rain continued for more than an hour at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday afternoon, causing flash floods in several parts of the Clang Valley, including pedalling Ja and Koala Lumpur, disrupting traffic flow on main routes.

[00:00:58]Within 2 weeks, flash floods as deep as 1.2 m hit the food court area on Jellen 51A/223, section 51A again, causing several vehicles parked in the parking area to sink this evening.

[00:01:33]A Malaysian Highway Authority spokesman said flash floods were reported at kilometer 48.0 of the Sha Alam Expressway. cases from Kinara towards Awan Basar, resulting in a 4 km traffic jam since 4:27 p.m. The spokesman added that flooding was also reported on the Kuchai link towards the new Pantai Expressway and at KM1 18.9 heading towards Maju Jaya where one lane was submerged causing traffic to crawl.

[00:02:25]Meanwhile, Salanger Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukl's Mocktar said the department received an emergency call regarding flash floods at a food court in Jellen. 51A/223 section 51A pedalling Jaya at 4:15 p.m.

[00:02:43]Flood waters at the food court reached an estimated depth of 121 cm and several vehicles parked in the area were submerged. No evacuations were carried out as water levels have begun to recede, he said in a statement on Wednesday.

[00:03:23]He added that six personnel from the pedalling Ja fire and rescue station were dispatched to the scene. In a report on another portal, Jalan Kuchai Lama in Koala Lumpur was also hit by floods again today. A repeat of the same incident in that location in 2022. Video circulating on social media showed stagnant water believed to be inside the Buit Jal light rail transit LRT station.

[00:03:49]Flash floods were also reported along the stretch from Buit Jalil to Puchong Kinara causing slow traffic. Similar incidents were reported on the federal highway in pedalling Ja causing heavy traffic congestion.

[00:04:30]Flood water was seen overflowing drains onto the walkways fronting several shopouses along Jalan Sepadu in Tamman United. Flash floods along the cases highway near the Awan Bisar toll plaza in Koala Lumpur have caused traffic from Kinara towards the city center to come to a standstill. In videos shared over social media, several cars heading towards the Jalan Kang Llama Jalil exit were seen half submerged with water levels rising up to wheel level.

[00:05:26]Several cars were seen stalled in the rising waters under an overhead bridge connecting highrises in Jalon 3155 and Jalon Awan China. At Jalon 4155, the part of the road which is directly under an overhead bridge near the Awan Bisar LRT station was also flooded. At Jalan Awan Basar, all four lanes of the road in front of a supermarket were completely covered in muddy water.

[00:06:16]Motorists on the middle ring road 2 MR2 at Desaton Razak also experienced delays due to flash floods and water logging. A fallen tree near a Petron station on the Koala Lumpur Serban Expressway towards Desa Pedalling southbound blocked two lanes and caused a traffic slowdown.

[00:06:35]Following several online reports regarding the flash flood incident at Kuchai Link, New Panti Expressway, NPE, issued a statement to clarify that the incident occurred along Jalan Kuchai Lama heading towards Jalan Clang Lama.

[00:07:01]Hungry.

[00:07:17]Pedaling. Ja's flood management system needs to be reviewed following flash floods that hit several parts of the city this evening says MP Lee Chin Chung. He said it was especially concerning that the floods this evening were the latest of several that had hit the city over the past 2 weeks. Lee said the pedalling Ja city council MBPJ had recently said the new local plan would account for development density and outline flood mitigation systems and infrastructure.

[00:07:46]Heat.

[00:07:49]Heat.