MELAKA – The number of flood evacuees in Melaka increased to 554 people as at 8am today, involving 128 families, from 321 yesterday.
Melaka Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) director Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said a total of seven relief centres (PPS) have been opened in three districts to accommodate the evacuees, from only four yesterday.
He said two of the PPS were opened to accommodate residents affected by the flash floods in Melaka Tengah last night.
“The PPS at SK Ayer Molek was opened at midnight last night to accommodate residents from the Ayer Molek Public Housing, involving 139 people from 37 families,” he said in a statement today.
He said another PPS was opened at SJKC Malim, which is still in the process of registering flood victims.
A total of 185 victims, involving 36 families, are at the PPS at SMK Tun Mutahir, Sekolah Rendah Agama Jabatan Agama Islam Tg Minyak (64 victims from 17 families) and at SMK Bukit Rambai (45 people from 22 families).
Meanwhile, a PPS was opened in Jasin district at SJKC Shuh Yen late yesterday to accommodate 66 victims, involving 17 families.
“In Alor Gajah, 55 evacuees from 13 families are housed at the Dewan Jawatankuasa Pembangunan dan Penyelarasan Dewan Undangan Negeri (Japerun) Durian Tunggal,” he added. – Bernama, May 18, 2021
