More evacuate homes in Selangor, Perak as floods worsen

 A total of 4,068 people are seeking shelter at relief centres in the two states as of Saturday afternoon.

The number of evacuees taking shelter at two relief centres in Selangor rose to 3,798 from 128 families on Saturday afternoon, compared with 1,206 from 316 families earlier. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR:

The flood situation in Selangor and Perak continued to worsen this afternoon, with the number of evacuees at temporary relief centres rising to 4,068 from 1,404 in the morning.

In Selangor, the number of evacuees taking shelter at relief centres rose to 3,798 from 128 families, compared with 1,206 from 316 families earlier.

The social welfare department’s (JKM) InfoBencana portal said the relief centre at Sekolah Agama Batu Lapan Ijok is sheltering 2,999 evacuees from 67 families, while 799 evacuees from 61 families are at SK Parit Mahang in Jeram.

In Perak, the number of evacuees in the Hilir Perak and Manjung districts rose to 270 from 79 families this afternoon, compared with 198 from 58 families previously.

The state disaster management committee secretariat said the number of evacuees at the relief centre at Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan remained at 137 from 40 families, while the number of evacuees at Dewan Rumah Rehat MPTI also in Teluk Intan rose to 107 from 32 families.

Twenty-six people from seven families affected by a storm are also sheltering at Dewan Komuniti Manjung.

The meteorological department has forecast rain in all districts tonight. - FMT