18 people evacuated after floods hit Kedah

ALOR STAR – Eighteen people have been evacuated after a heavy downpour caused floods in Mukim Selama, Bandar Baharu district, near Kulim, today.

Bandar Baharu district Disaster Management Committee spokesman Abdul Rahim Khairuddin said the victims from four families were moved to Dewan Keda Sg Tengas at 8pm. 

“A heavy downpour lasting more than two hours from 2pm caused a river to burst its banks and flood several houses in Mukim Selama, Mukim Relau and Mukim Sg Batu.

“However, so far only one relief centre was opened in Mukim Selama although several houses in Kg Paya Semambu and Kg Kilang Batu in Mukim Relau and Kg Sg Tengas Ilir in Mukim Sg Batu were also affected,” he said in a statement tonight.

He said the affected villages in Mukim Selama were Kg Sg Hitam Dalam, Kg Sg Hitam Luar, Kg Sg Tengas and Kg Terap Dalam.

He said altogether 83 people from 25 families in the three mukims were affected by the floods. – Bernama, June 21, 2022