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Number of flood evacuees rises in Perak, drops in Selangor

Victims in the former housed at 10 temporary relief centres

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 20 Nov 2022 11:30AM

Number of flood evacuees rises in Perak, drops in Selangor
In Selangor, the state Civil Defence Force’s Disaster Management Committee secretariat reports as at 8am today the number of evacuees in the state dropped to 886 people from 233 families, compared with 949 people from 255 families last night (pic for illustration purposes only). – Pixabay pic, November 20, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – The number of flood evacuees in Perak continued to show an increase, while Selangor recorded a drop this morning compared with last night.

Melaka and Kelantan recorded the same number of evacuees compared with last night.

In Perak, the number of evacuees in the state increased to 920 people from 263 families as at 10am, compared with 874 people from 249 families as at 8pm last night.

They are housed at 10 temporary relief centres (PPS).

Hilir Perak district recorded an increase in flood evacuees to 205 people from 60 families, compared with 159 people from 46 families currently housed in PPS Kg Padang Tembak’s multipurpose hall. 

In Selangor, the state Civil Defence Force’s Disaster Management Committee secretariat reported as at 8am today the number of evacuees in the state dropped to 886 people from 233 families, compared with 949 people from 255 families last night.

A total of 15 PPS are still open – six in Sepang, three each in Kuala Selangor and Kuala Langat, two in Sabak Bernam, and one in Klang.

In Melaka, the state Disaster Management Committee secretariat, in a statement, said that the number of flood evacuees in the state remained at 44 people from 10 families, as at 8am this morning.

All the affected victims are from Alor Gajah district, involving Kg Bukit Balai, Kg Pulau, Kg Belimbing, Kg Panchor, and Lubok China, and are currently housed at the Durian Tunggal State Constituency Development and Coordination Committee office.

In Kelantan, the number of evacuees in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, remains unchanged at 401 people from 115 families, as at 8am today.

According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana portal, all evacuees are currently placed in four PPS in Rantau Panjang, namely the PPS at SK Tok Deh, SK Kubang Kual, PSS Putat Tujoh, and SK Gual Periok. – Bernama, November 20, 2022

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