KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The number of flood evacuees sheltering at temporary relief centres in Selangor and Perak fell slightly this afternoon to 1,445 people from 405 families, down from 1,484 people from 420 families this morning.
In Selangor, the number of victims housed at relief centres in Kuala Selangor dropped to 1,144 as of 4pm, compared with 1,180 this morning.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) InfoBencana portal, SK Dato’ Maharaja Lela housed 391 evacuees, followed by Sekolah Rendah Agama Bukit Kuching (283), SK Parit Mahang (248), Sekolah Agama Batu 8 Ijok (71), and SK Jaya Setia (12).
In addition, 89 victims were sheltered at Kafa Integrasi Hidayah and 50 at Dewan Komuniti Penyayang Tanjung Siam.
In Perak, the number of flood evacuees in the Hilir Perak district dipped slightly to 301 this afternoon, down from 304 in the morning.
The State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) secretariat said 269 evacuees were placed at the Dewan Rumah Rehat Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan (MPTI) relief centre and 32 at Dewan MPTI Langkap.
Meanwhile, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) reported that Sungai Kurau at Kolam Air Bukit Merah recorded a warning level of 9.10 metres (m), while Sungai Kampar at Kampung Baru Kuala Dipang (RHN) was at the alert level with a reading of 22.11m. — Bernama
