KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 685 people were at flood relief centres in Kedah and Melaka this morning following heavy rains that hit the two states yesterday.
Kedah Civil Defence Force (CDF) Disaster Management Committee secretariat chief Mohd Muaz Mohd Yusof said the number of flood victims in Kedah as of 8am had increased to 526 people compared with 337 last night.
“Four more centres were opened last night, involving Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Darul Hikmah, Kota Setar, which is sheltering 62 victims from 14 families, and SK Dewan Kampung Tradisi, Lembah Keriang, Kubang Pasu, where 65 victims from 19 families are housed.
“SK Siong and SK Tunku Putera, Baling were also opened, each sheltering seven victims from four families and eight victims from one family respectively,” he said in a statement today.
Muaz said the number of flood victims at the centre still operating at Dewan Rakan Sukan, Tanah Merah for the Pendang district also increased to 245 people from the padi farming community this morning compared with 222 people last night.
He said the number of flood victims at SK Langgar (Kota Setar) also increased to 79 people from 77 people last night while SK Suka Menanti (Kota Setar) saw an increase to 38 people from 16 people last night.
However, he said, there was no change in the number of people sheltered at Surau Permatang in the Pokok Sena district, where 22 flood victims from eight families are housed.
In Melaka, a total of 159 victims from 40 families were placed at three centres in Alor Gajah, following flash floods that hit Durian Tunggal late yesterday afternoon.
Melaka CDF director Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said the centre that opened last night at SJKC Sin Wah housed 81 victims from 19 families.
“Also opened is the centre at the Durian Tunggal State Constituency Development and Coordination Committee Hall, which is accommodating 54 victims from 11 families who were evacuated there from 10.30pm.
“Another centre was opened at SK Durian Tunggal which is sheltering 24 victims from 10 families,” he said in a statement. – Bernama, November 2, 2021
