Kedah latest state to be hit by floods

KUALA LUMPUR – Kedah became the latest state to be hit by floods with a temporary relief centre (PPS) opened in Relau in Bandar Baharu, following two hours of heavy rain since 3pm.

Bandar Baharu district Civil Defence Force officer Abdul Rahim Khairuddin said 14 people from three families were evacuated to the Sekolah Kebangsaan Relau PPS at 7pm yesterday.

“Heavy rain has caused several areas in Relau to be flooded. Several civil defence personnel were deployed to monitor the river water level and found several roads in Mukim Relau have been cut off,” he said in a statement yesterday.

In Johor, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the number of evacuees accommodated at PPS in the state dropped slightly to 846 people as of 8pm yesterday compared with 897 people reported at 2pm.

In Batu Pahat, the stagnant floodwaters saw 820 people evacuated to five PPS while 26 people were accommodated at one PPS in Segamat.

In Sarawak, the SDMC said the number of flood victims in Serian rose to 180 people last night compared with 97 people reported earlier. They were housed at the Sekolah Kebanggsaan St Peter PPS and Kg Mundai hall PPS.

Meanwhile, in Sabah, the SDMC reported that the number of flood evacuees yesterday evening dropped to 285 people from 81 families and were accommodated at three PPS, compared with 535 people from 165 families housed at nine PPS in the morning.

All PPS in Beluran were closed at 7pm while one PPS in Telupid was closed at 2pm yesterday. – Bernama, February 4, 2023