Selangor hit by floods, fifth state to see evacuees

 

Residents were evacuated after floods hit Hulu Selangor and Hulu Langat districts. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

Selangor has become the fifth state to see residents being evacuated due to floods, with three relief centres opened this afternoon.

The state disaster management committee said the relief centres were located in the Hulu Selangor and Hulu Langat districts, with one sheltering 29 people.

The other two centres were still in the 

assessment phase

, Bernama reported.

In Pahang, the number of flood evacuees rose from 1,282 this morning to 1,415 in the afternoon.

The situation, however, improved in Perak, Kedah and Johor with fewer flood victims still at shelters as of this afternoon.

In Perak, the number of evacuees dropped from 1,682 to 1,013, while Kedah’s flood victims decreased from 1,490 to 1,387.

There are only 15 people still being sheltered at a relocation centre in Johor, compared with 197 earlier today, with three relief centres closing today after victims were allowed to return home.

Separately, The Star reported that floods had also hit the Papar Hospital in Sabah, disrupting services at the government hospital.

Citing pictures and videos circulating on social media, it reported that parts of the hospital were inundated by floodwaters, including its emergency department and wards, while patients remained in their beds. - FMT