KUALA LUMPUR: Beberapa kawasan di Pulau Pinang, Perak, Johor dan Melaka dinaiki air sedalam antara 0.5 meter hingga satu meter akibat hujan lebat, pagi kelmarin dan semalam.

Di NIBONG TEBAL, lebih 800 orang di sekitar Seberang Prai Selatan (SPS) dan Seberang Prai Tengah (SPT) terpaksa dipindahkan ke pusat pemindahan banjir selepas rumah mereka dinaiki air akibat hujan lebat awal pagi kelmarin.

Kawasan terbabit ialah Kampung Baru, Taman Mas, Taman Sri Tambun, Kampung Lapan, Taman Enggang dan Kampung Kepala Gajah, yang dinaiki air sedalam satu meter.

KUALA LUMPUR: The construction industry, crippled by the recent shortage of cement in the market, has been assured that supply will return to normal within a month. 

The assurance came from cement manufacturers during a closed-door meeting chaired by Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Mohd Shafie Apdal with manufacturers, contractors, developers and building materials suppliers recently.

Also present were officials from the International Trade and Industry Ministry and the Finance Ministry.