Selangor flood evacuees fall to 1,399; Perak down to 191

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The number of flood evacuees at temporary relief centres in Selangor and Perak declined as of 4pm today.

In SELANGOR, 1,399 people from 370 families were still taking shelter at six relief centres in Kuala Selangor, down from 1,493 people from 398 families this morning.

According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) InfoBencana portal, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Parit Mahang recorded the highest number of evacuees at 420, followed by SK Dato’ Maharaja Lela (391), Sekolah Rendah Agama (SRA) Bukit Kuching (287), Bukit Kuching Tengah Community Hall (119), KAFA Integrasi Hidayah Bukit Cherakah (114) and SRA Batu 8 Ijok (68).

In PERAK, the number of evacuees also fell to 191 people from 58 families, compared with 293 people from 85 families this morning.

All 191 evacuees were housed at the Teluk Intan Municipal Council’s Rest House Hall in Hilir Perak.

The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said the SK Khir Johari relief centre in Muallim, which had accommodated 94 people from 25 families, was closed after floodwaters in Kampung Berop receded completely. — Bernama