Floods: Number of evacuees in four states continues to rise; drop in Selangor
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees in Johor, Melaka, Kelantan and Penang recorded an increase to 1,892 people yesterday morning, compared with 1,053 reported Saturday night.
Selangor showed a drop in the number of evacuees while the flooding in Kedah has fully recovered after a temporary evacuation centre (PPS) at the Sungai Seluang Mosque, which accommodated 76 people, was closed yesterday morning.
In Johor, the district disaster management committees in Kulai and Kluang said the two districts were hit by floods, bringing the total number of evacuees in the state to 276 people as of 8am yesterday.
On Saturday, only Segamat was hit by floods and recorded a total of 57 evacuees, and the number remained unchanged yesterday morning.
In Kulai, two PPS were opened to accommodate 194 evacuees, while another 25 people were housed in one PPS in Kluang.
In Melaka, the number of evacuees placed in two PPS in Alor Gajah increased to 44 people from 15 families at 8am yesterday, compared with 37 people from 11 families on Saturday.
The Melaka Disaster Management Committee Secretariat in a statement said a total of 11 people from six families were evacuated to PPS Kampung Gadek community hall, while 33 people from nine families were placed at Bukit Balai community hall.
In Kelantan, the number of flood evacuees continued to increase to 1,338 involving 441 families yesterday morning compared with 809 people from 265 families Saturday night.
They are being accommodated in seven PPS, with six in Pasir Mas and one in Tanah Merah.
In Penang, the number of flood victims also recorded an increase to 234 people yesterday morning compared with 150 people on Saturday, and they were placed in three PPS, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan Lahar Yooi and Desa Puri Hall, both in Tasek Gelugor, and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) True Light in Juru.
In Selangor, the Social Welfare Department (JKM) InfoBencana website reported that seven PPS were still open yesterday morning — four in Kuala Selangor and three in Klang — accommodating 693 people from 171 families.
In contrast in Kedah, the head of the Secretariat Division of the Disaster Management Committee of the Kedah Civil Defence Force, Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain, said the Sungai Seluang Mosque which was converted into a PPS and housed 76 people from 16 families, was closed at 10.30am yesterday.