BATU PAHAT – All flood evacuees housed at the relief centre at SMK Sri Gading near here today received donations from Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim.
Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said 60 boxes of necessities were presented by the Royal Johor Military Force and Southern Volunteers members, adding that each family also received RM1,000 from the Johor Islamic Religious Council.
He thanked Tunku Ismail for the donations, stating in a Facebook post today that those affected by the flood were grateful for the assistance.
The number of evacuees in the district, meanwhile, had dropped to 164 people as of 8pm compared with 194 people at 8am today.
According to the district disaster management committee, the affected areas are Taman Sri Panchor, Kg Sengkuang, Kg Baru Sri Gading, Pekan Seri Gading, and Kg Seri Tanjung.
Flooding in the district had occurred due to heavy rain that lasted from 1.30am to 5.30am last Wednesday and also due to a tidal surge. – Bernama, September 18, 2022
