55,000 flood victims housed in relief centres in 3 states

 

A total of 268 relief centres have been opened in Johor, the worst flood-affected state. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: Almost 55,000 flood victims are still being housed in temporary relief centres in three states as of 8pm.

Johor has the highest number of victims at 50,596, followed by Pahang (3,014) and Melaka (595).

The Johor state disaster management committee said 15 more centres had been opened, bringing the total number of centres opened in all 10 districts to 268.

It said Batu Pahat was the worst-hit district with 19,883 victims from 5,619 families, followed by Segamat (13,527 victim/3,969 families), Kluang (4,893/1,402), Muar (4,235/1,250), Kota Tinggi (3,209/851), Tangkak (3,003/879), Mersing (1,103/326), Johor Bahru (393/132), Pontian (286/72) and Kulai (64/15).

In Melaka, the number of flood evacuees rose to 595 from 147 families as of 8pm compared with 516 from 138 families at 2pm.

A total of 585 evacuees from 144 families were being placed at five centres in Jasin, and 10 victims from three families at a centre in Alor Gajah.

In Pahang, the social welfare department reported a slight reduction in the number of flood victims, with 3,014 individuals housed in 21 centres compared with 3,042 in 22 centres earlier.

Rompin has the highest number of victims at 2,759, while Temerloh and Maran have 226 and 29 evacuees housed at one centre each, respectively.

In Selangor, the Civil Defence Force (APM) said the relief centre at SK Merbau Sempak in Sungai Buloh was closed this evening after all 13 victims from two families were allowed to return home.

In Negeri Sembilan, the APM said the relief centre at SK Sungai Kelamah in Tampin was closed at about 2pm, adding that there were no more evacuees in Tampin, Jempol and Kuala Pilah. - FMT