More Evacuated In Kedah Perlis Due To Floods

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In Kedah, the number of flood victims rose to 177 people from 51 families. (Bernama pic)KUALA LUMPUR: There was an increase in the number of flood evacuees relocated to shelters in Kedah and Perlis while the figure in Sabah remained the same as of 8pm today.
In Kedah, the number of flood victims rose to 177 people from 51 families compared to 123 people from 36 families earlier today.
The head of Kedah’s disaster management secretariat Major Suhaimi Zain said one more relief centre was opened in the Kubang Pasu district tonight.
“The relief centre at the Kampung Tradisi Lembah Keriang Hall in Changlun, which was opened at 2.30pm, now houses 27 people from eight families while the one at SMK Changlun, which was opened yesterday, has 150 people from 43 families.
“All victims housed at the two centres are from the Temin sub-district, comprising Kampung Nangmah, Kampung Paya Nong Mi, Kampung Paya Lantau, Kampung Beru, Kampung Kubang Kayu and Kampung Bendang Tok Leh,” he said in a statement.
In Perlis, another relief centre was opened at SK Arau Hall after more areas were inundated by floods.
Perlis Civil Defence Force director Izaimi Daud said the centre was opened at 5pm today to house 18 victims from four families from around Arau.
Yesterday, one centre was opened at the al-Imran Mosque in Ulu Pauh, but all 24 victims from eight families in the area chose to stay put in their homes.
In Sabah, the number of victims in Beaufort remained at 134 people from 46 families as of 8pm today.
The Sabah disaster management committee secretariat said all flood victims are being housed at the Selagon Hall relief centre, which had been operating since Sunday following continuous rain.
“All victims are from five villages in Beaufort, which have been badly hit by floods,” it said. - FMT

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