Number Of Flood Evacuees Rises In Selangor, Drops In Perak As At 4 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 (Bernama) -- A total of 1,738 flood evacuees remain at eight relief centres in Selangor and Perak this afternoon.

In SELANGOR, the number of evacuees at seven relief centres in Kuala Selangor district rose to 1,511 from 405 families, compared with 1,498 from 402 families this morning.

According to the Social Welfare Department's (JKM) InfoBencana portal, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Parit Mahang housed the highest number of evacuees at 433, followed by SK Dato' Maharaja Lela (393), Sekolah Rendah Agama (SRA) Bukit Kuching (311), Dewan Orang Ramai Bukit Kuching Tengah (131) and KAFA Integrasi Hidayah Bukit Cherakah (122).

The two other relief centres operating in the district were SRA Batu 8 Ijok, which housed 71 evacuees, and Dewan Komuniti Penyayang Tanjung Siam, with 50.

Meanwhile, in PERAK, the number of flood evacuees in Hilir Perak district continued to decline, falling to 227 from 66 families this afternoon, compared with 265 from 74 families this morning.

The State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat said the relief centre at Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan (MPTI) Langkap, which had housed 19 people from four families, was closed at 3 pm today.

Following the closure, only one relief centre remains operational in the district, with all 227 remaining evacuees from 66 affected families housed at Dewan Rumah Rehat MPTI.

-- BERNAMA