This comes as the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) warns of continuous heavy rain in the state and Pahang over the next 48 hours.
According to a Facebook post by the Batu Pahat public works department (JKR), the roads that are closed include the Jalan Johor Bahru-Seremban trunk road near Kampung Ngamarto and parts of Jalan Paloh, near Mados and Kangkar Tebrau.
“Jalan Yong Peng-Muar near the Parit Sulong health clinic and the whole stretch of Jalan Parit Warijo is also closed. The roads are under 0.6m to 1.2m of flood waters,” it said.
The total number of flood victims in the state also increased to 37,322 at 238 evacuation centres as of this morning.
The state also reported its fourth death when an elderly woman was found dead by a ditch in Batu Anam, Segamat yesterday evening.
Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the victim, 68, was found by her neighbour after she was reported to have gone missing at a flood relief centre at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Tah Kang, Gemas Baharu.
He said the victim, who lived alone in Batu Anam, was found near her flooded home. To date, one flood related death has been reported in Kluang and three in Segamat.
Meanwhile, MetMalaysia warned that Johor and Pahang will experience continuous heavy rain until tomorrow.
It said the areas that will be affected in Johor are Segamat and Kluang, while Rompin and Pekan in Pahang will be the worst hit.
Other districts expected to be hit in Johor are Tangkak, Muar, Batu Pahat, Pontian, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Bahru.
MetMalaysia also warned residents in parts of Negeri Sembilan (Jempol dan Tampin), Melaka, and Sarawak (Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei and Sibu) to brace for bad weather.
Meanwhile, health minister Zaliha Mustafa said 17 health facilities in Johor — 11 in Segamat, three in Tangkak, two in Batu Pahat and one in Kota Tinggi — have been affected by the floods in Johor.
In Pahang, she said six health facilities involving one Klinik Kesihatan and five Klinik Desa were affected.
“From these figures, 20 health facilities are not operational, of which 18 are in Johor and two in Pahang,” she said.
Meanwhile, flood-stricken Chaah in Segamat is without clean water supply after part of the main pipeline to the town burst.
Johor menteri besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi said the problem was due to the section of the main pipeline at the Sungai Chaah Bridge being swept away by floodwaters.
“This has caused supply disruption to 3,962 account holders, from Chaah to Kampung Sungai Haji Kamisan,” he said in a post on Facebook today.
He went down to the location himself with Bekok assemblyman Tan Chong and Segamat district officer Masni Wakiman to hear a briefing from Ranhill SAJ yesterday about the setback.
“Ranhill SAJ informed that the repair work is at the 40% level and is expected to be completed this morning.
“Meanwhile, Ranhill SAJ’s water tankers will channel water supply to the affected areas,” said Onn Hafiz.
In a separate Facebook posting, he expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who yesterday approved an immediate allocation of RM50 million to help flood victims in Johor and for other urgent needs.