BALING – A total of 130 people from 37 families were housed in two temporary evacuation centres after two mukim in the district were hit by flash floods yesterday afternoon.
Baling district Civil Defence Force officer Mohd Faizol Ab Aziz said 96 victims from 31 families were accommodated at Dewan Terbuka Kg Padang Empang, while 34 victims from six families were housed at Dewan Masjid Al Huda, Kg Hangus.
“As of 8am today, the flood victims who were evacuated to Dewan Terbuka Kg Padang Empang consisted of four babies, 22 senior citizens, 31 children, and 39 adults.
“While the evacuation centre at Dewan Masjid Al Huda in Kg Hangus housed four elderly individuals, 20 children and 10 adults,” he said when contacted by Bernama, here today.
According to him, in Mukim Baling, a total of 16 houses were affected – five in Taman Bayu Sejahtera and another 11 in Kg Sg Batu.
“In Mukim Kupang, the affected houses include 17 in Kampung Iboi, five in Kg Bendang Padang and eight in Kg Hangus,” he said.
He said that the flash floods occurred following heavy rain for about three hours starting around 2pm yesterday which caused the water of Sg Kupang to overflow into the settlements located near the river banks. – Bernama, September 7, 2022
