KUALA LUMPUR – The flood situation in Selangor and Melaka continues to improve, while a temporary relief centre (PPS) was opened in Pendang, Kedah, to accommodate flood evacuees.
In Melaka, only one relief centre is still operating at SK Durian Tunggal, Alor Gajah – housing 17 people from five families as at 8am today.
Melaka Civil Defence Force director Lt Col Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said the situation in flood-hit areas in the state has almost fully recovered.
In Selangor, the National Disaster Control Centre portal said as at 8.17am today, 50 victims from 15 families in the district are still housed at three relief centres.
The three PPS are at Sekolah Rendah Agama Kg Giching (39 victims), Village Community Management Council (MPKK) Kg Giching hall (eight victims), and Balai MPKK Kg Giching (three victims).
In Kedah, 139 victims from 35 families took shelter at Dewan Rakan Sukan PPS in Tanah Merah, Pendang, which was opened yesterday following flooding in the district.
“A total of 10 villages from five mukim are affected by the floods – namely Ayer Hitam, Padang Peliang, Guar Kepayang, Padang Pusing, and Bukit Raya.
“Heavy rains since last Thursday have caused the nearby river to overflow and inundate homes. The water has not receded despite sunny weather,” he said in a statement today. – Bernama, October 25, 2021
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