Three new relief centres open in Kedah as floods displace 224 people from 74 families across Yan, Kuala Muda and Pendang amid rising river levels
ALOR SETAR: Three more temporary relief centres have been opened in Kedah to deal with the rising number of flood victims in the state as of 8 am today.
The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said in a statement that 224 evacuees from 74 families in the districts of Yan, Kuala Muda and Pendang are currently housed at five relief centres.
In Yan, three relief centres were opened, with Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Teroi housing 101 victims from 29 families; Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Pei Eng sheltering 41 evacuees from 21 families; and Dewan Lestari Guar Chempedak having 26 victims from nine families.
In Kuala Muda, 40 victims from nine families are taking shelter at Surau As Saadiah, while in Pendang, 16 evacuees from six families are placed at Dewan KEDA Tanjung Setol.
The official PublicInfoBanjir website reported that three monitoring stations in Kedah had exceeded the danger level, namely Sungai Durian Burung in Durian Burung, Sungai Melaka in Padang Matsirat and Kampung Padang Pasir.
Sungai Anak Bukit in Taman Aman and Sungai Titi Kerbau in Kubur Panjang had exceeded the alert level while Sungai Pendang in Pendang had exceeding the warning level.
Continuous rain since Saturday (Oct 24) has caused flooding in several areas of Kedah, with more rain expected today.
