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Melaka evacuates 53 people after floods in Alor Gajah

This follows heavy rain causing inundation in four villages last night

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 23 Oct 2022 10:44AM

Melaka evacuates 53 people after floods in Alor Gajah
The 53 people from 14 families evacuated due to floods in Melaka last night are from Kg Gadek, Kg Punggur, Kg Bukit Tambun, and Kg Bukit Balai, says the state Disaster Management Committee. – Pixabay pic, October 23, 2022

MELAKA – Fifty-three people from 14 families have been evacuated in Alor Gajah due to floods in four villages following heavy rain last night.

The state Disaster Management Committee secretariat said the evacuees were moved to a relief centre in SK Durian Tunggal, which was opened at 11pm.

“They are from Kg Gadek, Kg Punggur, Kg Bukit Tambun, and Kg Bukit Balai,” it said in a statement today. – Bernama, October 23, 2022

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