Johor Floods Worsen As Evacuees Rise Perak And Kedah See Decline

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Flooding in Johor has worsened, increasing the number of evacuees, while Perak and Kedah have seen a decline as of this afternoon. - Bernama picKUALA LUMPUR: Flooding in Johor has worsened, increasing the number of evacuees, while Perak and Kedah have seen a decline as of this afternoon.
In Johor, the number of flash flood victims in Pontian has risen to 159 individuals from 46 families as of 4pm, up from 107 people from 33 families recorded at 11am today.
State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) chairman Datuk Asman Shah Abd Rahman said the evacuees had been accommodated at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Melayu Raya temporary relief centre (PPS), which opened at 6am.
The affected villages include Kampung Melayu Raya, Kampung Paya Embun, Kampung Pak Kalib, Kampung Seri Menanti, and Kampung Maju Jaya.
In Perak, the number of evacuees in the Larut, Matang and Selama district has decreased to 170 individuals from 52 families as of 4pm, down from 210 people from 68 families recorded at 8am.
The JPBN secretariat confirmed that all evacuees remain housed at the same four PPS in Taiping.
It said that nine individuals from five families are currently at the PPS in Dewan Serbaguna Taman Kaya, having been relocated from Taman Pengkalan Makmur, Taman Pengkalan Setia, and Kampung Sentosa.
"The PPS at SK Simpang, serving Taman Mawar, Taman Simpang Makmur, Taman Indah, Kampung Jelapang Jaya, and Taman Kota Jaya, is accommodating 89 evacuees from 27 families," the statement said.
A further 25 individuals from six families are housed at the SK Matang PPS, covering Kampung Matang Jambu and Kampung Telok Kertang, while the PPS at SK Matang Gelugor continues to shelter 47 individuals from 14 families from Kampung Matang Pasir and Kampung Matang Gelugor.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Meteorological Department has forecast rain tonight in Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, and Kinta districts, with fair weather expected in all other districts.
In Kedah, the number of evacuees at a single PPS in Pokok Sena has fallen to 91 individuals from 26 families this afternoon, down from 200 people from 50 families earlier in the day.
Kedah Civil Defence Force deputy director Major (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said all evacuees at the Pokok Sena Multipurpose Hall were from Taman Puteri and Kampung Sungai Durian in Mukim Gajah Mati.
He confirmed that no rivers in the state had reached dangerous levels, with only five rivers currently at alert status.
"They are Sungai Muda in Ampang Jajar, Kuala Muda; Sungai Ketil in Kampung Bongor, Baling; Sungai Bata in Kampung Bata, Kubang Pasu; Sungai Naka in Naka, Padang Terap; and Sungai Kedah at the Department of Highways, Kota Setar," he said.
The floods were caused by heavy rain that began at 2pm yesterday. To date, only one relief centre remains open. –— BERNAMA

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