BALING: A total of 130 people from 37 families have been housed in two temporary evacuation centres after two mukims in the district were hit by flash floods yesterday afternoon.
Baling district civil defence force officer Mohd Faizol Ab Aziz said 96 victims from 31 families were accommodated at Dewan Terbuka Kampung Padang Empang, while 34 victims from six families were housed at Dewan Masjid Al Huda, Kampung Hangus.
“As of 8am today, the flood victims who were evacuated to Dewan Terbuka Kampung Padang Empang comprised four babies, 22 senior citizens, 31 children, and 39 adults.
“Meanwhile, Dewan Masjid Al Huda in Kampung Hangus is housing four elderly individuals, 20 children and 10 adults,” he said.
He said a total of 16 houses in Mukim Baling were affected – five in Taman Bayu Sejahtera and another 11 in Kampung Sungai Batu.
“In Mukim Kupang, the affected houses include 17 in Kampung Iboi, five in Kampung Bendang Padang and eight in Kampung Hangus,” he said.
He said the flash floods occurred after three hours of heavy rain since 2pm yesterday caused the water in Sungai Kupang to overflow into the settlements located near the river banks. - FMT
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