Floods in two Perak districts force 43 people from 11 families to evacuate to relief centres after overnight downpours
IPOH: A total of 43 people from 11 families have been evacuated to two relief centres (PPS) in two districts in Perak — Larut, Matang and Selama, and Batang Padang — following floods that occurred last night.
According to a statement by the District Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, the PPS at Sekolah Kebangsaan Matang Gelugor was opened at 1.30 am and is currently sheltering 37 people from nine families from Kampung Matang Pasir in the Larut, Matang and Selama district.
Meanwhile, the PPS at Dewan Serbaguna Kampung Klah Baru in the Batang Padang district was opened at 10.30 pm, housing six victims from two families affected by floods in Kampung Klah Baru.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Meteorological Department reported thunderstorms and rain in several districts in the afternoon and evening, including Larut, Matang and Selama, Kerian, Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, and Kampar.
