Kuala Lumpur: The number of evacuees has risen to 40,922 as Selangor became the sixth and latest state to be hit by floods.
In Johor, the number of victims continued to rise as 37,322 people have been moved to flood relief centres (PPS) as at 8am today, compared to 34,849 people at 8pm yesterday.
The State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) said 13 more PPS had been opened, bringing the number of relief centres to 238 in nine districts so far.
Segamat remains the worst affected district with 13,358 people from 3,921 families at PPS, followed by Batu Pahat with 7,368 evacuees from 2,136 families; Kluang with 5,288 victims (1,534 families) and Kota Tinggi with 3,292 victims (882 families).
Also affected are Muar with 3,330 evacuees (969 families); Tangkak, 2,661 evacuees (754 families); Johor Bahru, 699 evacuees (226 families); Mersing, 964 evacuees (280 families); and Pontian, 362 evacuees (91 families).
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