Areas such as Taman Nora and Taman Pelangi have suffered a disruption since yesterday afternoon, with the problem still unresolved this evening, Bernama reported.

The pollution was caused when a sand-dredging pond ruptured at an inland sand mining site in Kota Tinggi.

Taman Nora resident Sarifah Asari, 40, said the heavy rain around 4pm today was a blessing, allowing her to clean herself.

She said most residents did not have the chance to store clean water as information or notice of the disruption arrived rather late.

“I used rainwater to bathe and perform my ablutions, while I bought mineral water from a nearby shop for drinking,” said Sarifah, who lives alone.

Another Taman Nora resident, Haziqah Hadman, 35, said she managed to collect two buckets of rainwater this evening for household use.

“This rainwater is just the same – I use it for bathing and washing dishes. Going to my relatives’ houses isn’t an option since they’re also affected, so we use whatever water sources we have,” said the mother of two.

Syobiraah Mat Saad, 43, who lives in Taman Pelangi, said her family had to bathe at a mosque this morning after their water supply was cut off around 4pm yesterday.

She said, however, that Ranhill SAJ provided clean water to residents around 12.30pm today.

“This morning, my family had to go to the mosque because we ran out of water. But after calling Ranhill, they delivered water to our home,” said the mother of four.

Asrul Sobri, 43, urged Ranhill to be more proactive in delivering water supplies to ensure that no area is left out.

A total of 455,757 account holders, or nearly 1.8 million residents in Johor, were affected in stages by the water supply disruption since Friday.

Deputy energy transition and water transformation minister Akmal Nasrullah Nasir said 54% of affected account holders have had water supply restored so far.