IPOH – The flash floods that hit four districts in Perak have subsided, with the number of people sheltered at temporary evacuation centres (PPS) dropping from 736 people at 6am today to 199 as at 1pm.
A state Disaster Management Committee secretariat spokesman said four PPS have been closed, three of them in Larut, Matang dan Selama (LMS), namely Masjid Toh Paduka, Ijok; Dewan Semak Bakti, Felda Ijok; and, the community hall in Kg Sg Ara, Batu Kurau.
All 522 victims sheltered at the three PPS were allowed to return home once condition were deemed safe.
"The other PPS closed is in Hilir Perak, namely Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan, after all 15 victims evacuated there were allowed to go home,” the spokesman said.
Only two PPS are still in operation – SK Parit Haji Aman in Bagan Serai, Kerian, which is sheltering 152 people from seven villages, among them Kg Tebuk Panchur, Kg Alor Setanggok, Kg Tg Bugis and Kg Parit Abu Hassan Ban.
The other is Sekolah Rendah Agama Rakyat Ngah Ibrahim, Matang in the LMS district housing 46 victims.
"It is now raining in Bagan Serai while in Taiping the weather is good," the spokesman added. – Bernama, November 22, 2020
