Malaysia

Alor Gajah flood evacuees increase to 38

11 families currently taking shelter at Gadek community hall, SK Durian Tunggal

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 25 Oct 2022 11:41AM

Alor Gajah flood evacuees increase to 38
State disaster management committee secretariat has opened a relief centre at the Gadek community hall yesterday to accommodate 11 evacuees from five families. Other families are currently being sheltered at SK Durian Tunggal. – Bernama pic, October 25, 2022

MELAKA – More people have been moved out of their homes due to floods in Alor Gajah, raising the number of evacuees to 38 (from 11 families) this morning from 27 (six families) last night.

State disaster management committee secretariat said a relief centre at the Gadek community hall was opened at 11pm yesterday to accommodate 11 evacuees from five families.

“A total of 27 people from six families are still being housed at SK Durian Tunggal. They are from Kg Bukit Tambun, Kg Bukit Balai, Kg Belimbing Dalam and Kg Pulau,” it said in a statement today. – Bernama, October 25, 2022

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