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Number of flood evacuees in Batu Pahat drops to 263

Sg Bekok still at warning level, says disaster management committee

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 25 Mar 2023 12:43PM

Number of flood evacuees in Batu Pahat drops to 263
According to the Johor Disaster Management Committee, 64 families are still taking shelter at four relief centres in Batu Pahat. – Bernama pic, March 25, 2023

JOHOR BARU – The number of flood evacuees in Batu Pahat dropped to 263 as of 8am today compared to 343 recorded at 8pm yesterday.

The Johor Disaster Management Committee, in a statement today, said 64 families are still taking shelter at four relief centres.

The four centres are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Seri Medan (130 evacuees), Yong Peng Community Hall (79), Sekolah Agama Seri Comel (35) and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Hua Min (19).

“The state constituency areas in the district that are still affected by floods are Sri Medan, Yong Peng, Parit Yaani and Senggarang,” the statement said.

The committee also informed that Sg Bekok at the Bekok Dam is still at the warning level with a reading of 18.96m, while the weather in all 10 districts in the state is reported to be bright this morning. – Bernama, March 25, 2023

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