KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 – The number of flood evacuees in Perak continues to rise, while Selangor has seen a slight decrease and Kedah has been hit by floods again.
In PERAK, the number of flood evacuees increased to 231 from 77 families as at 8 am today, compared to 136 from 43 families recorded Saturday night.
The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a statement, informed that two new relief centres were opened at midnight in the Hulu Perak district, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sri Adika Raja, which houses 13 people from eight families, and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Gerik (76 people from 26 families), bringing the total number of relief centres opened so far to six.
According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), all districts in Perak are forecast to experience thunderstorms this afternoon.
In SELANGOR, the number of flood evacuees dropped slightly to 909 from 213 families, compared to 975 from 232 families last night.
According to the InfoBencanaJKM portal, six relief centres are housing flood victims from three districts, namely Shah Alam, Gombak, and Kuala Selangor.
In KEDAH, a relief centre at SMK Changlun in Kubang Pasu was opened at 2.30 am, housing 80 people from 26 families, said state Civil Defence Force deputy director Major (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain.
“Heavy rain since yesterday afternoon has caused water levels to rise. All the victims are from Kampung Nangmah, Kampung Belakang Sekolah Dato Kembara, and Kampung Kubang Kayu,“ he said in a statement.
