From NST Online SEGAMAT: Security guards at a chemical factory in Jalan Labis here were jolted by six explosions, which was followed by a fire that razed the factory on Monday.

At the time of the 1.45am incident, Nordin Ali, 62, and his colleague Ahmad Fuad Ali, 52, said they were patrolling the compound when the factory caught fire. Nordin said he immediately alerted his supervisor, who managed to drive out a car and three lorries before the buildings were consumed by the flames.

          Lions Club Segamat Blood Donation Drive.8th Jan 2012 at Kipmart. Blood donors being attended by Segamat hospital staff.           Screening and registration area.Voluteers and Hospital staff working together.           Tagging & storage area.Cheerful Segamat Hospital staff.           Kipmart donated space for event.The place was busy from 10am to 4pm.           Cold storage.138 bags were collected. A very successful day.           Donors giving blood.           Rest area.Hot tea and food for recovering donors.           Rest area.The whole family came to support. Lions Club Segamat Blood Donation Drive.8th Jan 2012 at Kipmart. Blood donors being attended by Segamat hospital staff.

Lions Club Segamat held a blood donation drive for Segamat Hospital Blood Bank yesterday at Kip Mart Segamat. It had a good turnout with 138 bags collected. The target for Lions Club was 100 bags. 

Staff from Segamat Hospital Blood Bank and volunteers from Lions Club Segamat worked tirelessly from 10am till 4pm to do the registration, screening, blood collection, tagging and storage. Everyone worked cheerfully throughout the day even though they were tired towards the end of the day.

There was a rest area with hot tea and food for the blood donors. This campaign was to top up the blood bank in time for the upcoming festival, where there is normally a shortage.

Kip Mart Segamat generously donated a large area for the event. There was a mix of new donors as well as regular donors.

Lions Club Segamat holds about 4 such blood donor drive each year. The last one was in Batu Anam, which also collected over 100 bags. Syabas Lions Club Segamat, Segamat Hospital, volunteers, Kip Mart Segamat and most of all, the donors.

Web links

Lions Club Segamat

Segamat.com Facebook

Segamat Hospital Blood Bank

Kip Mart Segamat Facebook

From NST Online

Installed at the cost of  RM200,000  in 2005, it  is the only warning system in the area.’s 15,000 residents. The solar-powered facility is maintained by the Segamat Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID). District DID engineer Chiam Shiun Shu said the sound of the siren on the system will be triggered when the water level in Sungai Jenaling exceeds 11 metres and the sound could  be heard 3km away.  “Water will enter a pipe installed in the banks of Sungai Jenaling.  When the water level exceeds 11 metres, it  automatically activates the siren.send a signal through a mechanism that would activate the signal.

          Jln OrkidSri Genuang containment pond. It's quite full.           Jln OrkidWhen this overflows, Tmn Sia Her Yam, Jln Orkid will flood           Sia Her Yam building carpark. 2pmThis was under water yesterday but the water has receded.           Alliance Bank, Jln GenuangAll the banks in this area has begun sandbagging their entrances.           Jln GenuangPot holes everywhere. Be careful when driving, especially at night Jln OrkidSri Genuang containment pond. It's quite full.

It has been raining on and off over the last 24 hours and the river level has dropped from a high of 9.6m to 8.74m as of 3pm today. People are still worried but after a few days of following the river level trends, it gets a bit tiring and feels like following the stock market. :)

For those coming back to Segamat for the holidays, the roads back to Segamat are open for now. Please watch out for big pot holes. They are everywhere, even in town.

Please try to forget about the rain and flood for a little while today. I'm sure most people are ready and experienced enough to know what to expect. To all our christian visitors, Merry Christmas. To all our young school friends, Happy holiday. Enjoy your family and loved ones.

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Segamat River peaked at 9.68m around 8am. It's 9.66m as of 10am. We've past the danger level of 9.30m. It's currently drizzling lightly on and off.

Low lying areas like Jg Lubok Batu, Temmengong area, etc are starting to see some flooded houses.

Cars are being parked on higher ground. In Tmn Jenalin, cars from lower part of Jenalin 1 are parked to higher part of Jenalin 2.

The government has issued a warning for residents of low lying areas to prepare to move thenselves and their valuables at short notice. People with cars in low lying areas are also advised to move their cars to higher ground like the old part of Segamat.

Maybank has begun sandbagging it's Jln. Genuang branch. The underground parking area for Billion / Sia Her Yam building is also under water now.

Please go to our Segamat.com Facebook page to get up to the minute information and also to share whatever photos and news that you have.

Our latest flood photos will be posted as soon as possible.