An afternoon thunderstorm with heavy winds hit Klang earlier today (1st October), causing a number of trees to fall over, and even roofs to blow over. According to The Star, the heavy storm began at around 2.15pm this afternoon.
Ribut di Klang, 1.10.2018 pic.twitter.com/fvMfVBHatz
— MoNieR (@munir1687) October 1, 2018
Ribut landa Klang susulan hujan lebat petang ini mengakibatkan banyak kemudahan awam, bumbung bangunan, rumah dan kenderaan rosak.
Sumber: Video yang tular pic.twitter.com/mvp046b34N via SinarOnline
— Azam Q ™ (@feelgoodboy) October 1, 2018
Parts of Subang also experienced heavy rains and flash floods affecting parts of the Federal Highway, including Jalan Lapangan Terbang Subang. As of 4.27pm, Astro Radio Traffic reported that there would be one-hour delays from the Skypark roundabout to the Federal Highway.
JALAN LAPANGAN TERBANG SUBANG : WAZE menunjukkan kelewatan 1jam dari Bltn Skypark ke Lebuhraya Persekutuan disebabkan banjir kilat #kltu pic.twitter.com/MEAmCeJrBG
— Astro Radio Traffic (@astrotraffic) October 1, 2018
Posted by Kelab Info Malaysia on Monday, October 1, 2018
Federal highway sebentar tadi, careful guys. pic.twitter.com/ZJjKZo79ka
— Shafiq Roslan (@Lycantropek) October 1, 2018
On top of that, even Sunway Pyramid was affected by the heavy rain, with parts of its underground parking lot experiencing significant floods, as shown in a viral video that was posted about two hours ago (4.28pm).
Haaa nah masuk dalam plak! Siapa2 yang park kat basement Sunway Pyramid, usha kereta cepat!!! ??? pic.twitter.com/7MaeXWD2oe
— Shaiful Apeng (@Apeng08) October 1, 2018
Hopefully, by now, the flood waters would have receded a little and traffic will be getting back to normal. Remember to check your Waze app to find the best route home before leaving the office. Drive safe, everyone!
Also read: Camerons, Penang & Melaka Suffer Massive Congestion 24/7 During 4-Day Weekend