Flood conditions ease in Perak, Selangor, Perlis and Pahang, with fewer evacuees and several relief centres closed as river levels recede.
KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Perak, Selangor, Perlis and Pahang continues to improve, with a declining number of evacuees and several relief centres closed.
In Perak, the number of evacuees dropped to 1,539 people from 470 families, down from 1,674 people from 509 families this afternoon.
The Perak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat said a relief centre in Hilir Perak has been closed, leaving 11 centres still operating.
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Six centres in Hilir Perak are housing 776 evacuees, two centres in Bagan Datuk are sheltering 459 people and three centres in Manjung are accommodating 304 people.
In Selangor, the number of evacuees dropped to 429 people from 134 families, down from 616 people from 187 families.
According to the Infobencana portal, nine relief centres remain in operation in the districts of Hulu Langat, Kuala Selangor and Sabak Bernam.
The situation in Perlis is also improving, with the number of evacuees dropping to 15 as at 8 pm from 20 in the afternoon.
All are placed at the centre at SK Felcra Lubuk Sireh in Padang Besar.
In Pahang, only seven people from one family are still taking shelter at a relief centre in Kuantan, compared with 14 evacuees from two families this afternoon.
According to the Public Infobanjir website, the levels of all major rivers in the affected states are below the danger points tonight. – Bernama
