1,120 Flood Victims Housed At Nine Relief Centres In Selangor

SHAH ALAM, Nov 5 (Bernama) -- Nine temporary relief centres have been opened across three areas in Selangor to house 1,120 flood victims from 284 families as of 11.30 pm tonight, following heavy rain in the state.

According to the Social Welfare Department (JKM) Info Banjir portal, four relief centres were opened in Kuala Selangor, housing 734 victims from 187 families. These are at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Desa Aman, SK Jaya Setia, Sekolah Agama Batu 8 Ijok in the mukim of Ijok, and SK Dato’ Maharaja Lela in Jeram.

“In addition, four relief centres were opened in Shah Alam, involving 369 victims from 82 families, namely at SK Merbau Sempak, Dewan Seri Pagi Kampung Paya Jaras U19, and Dewan Kenanga Petaling District and Land Office in the mukim of Paya Jaras and Dewan Siantan Kampung Melayu Subang in Kota Damansara.

“Meanwhile, one relief centre in the Klang district was opened today at Dewan Masjid Al-Taqwa Bukit Kapar in the mukim of Sementa, accommodating 17 victims from 17 families,” the portal said.

Meanwhile, the official Public Info Banjir website showed that Sungai Binjai in Pekan Meru, Klang, breached the warning level with a water level reading of 4.14 metres as of 11.15 pm tonight.

Sungai Rasau in Taman Desa Kemuning, Klang, also exceeded the warning level at 2.87 metres, whilst Sungai Buloh in Parit Mahang, Kuala Selangor, recorded a similar warning-level reading of 4.05 metres.

-- BERNAMA