Floods recede in Selangor, Perak, Perlis and Pahang, with a significant drop in evacuees and the closure of several relief centres
KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in four states continued to show improvement, with Selangor, Perak, Perlis and Pahang recording a significant drop in the number of evacuees.
Several temporary relief centres have been closed as floodwaters recede.
In Selangor, the number of flood victims dropped to 616 people from 187 families this afternoon, compared to 896 evacuees from 267 families this morning.
Nine centres are still operating in Hulu Langat, Kuala Selangor and Sabak Bernam, according to the Social Welfare Department’s Infobencana website.
Kuala Selangor has the highest number of evacuees, with 474 people sheltering at five centres.
In Perak, the number of victims in three districts continued to drop, with 1,674 people from 509 families still placed at 12 centres.
This is down from 1,947 victims from 586 families earlier today.
The Larut, Matang and Selama District has completely recovered from floods, with the only centre housing 13 victims closed this afternoon.
Relief centres in Hilir Perak are still housing 880 evacuees, Bagan Datuk has 459 people and Manjung has 335 people.
In Perlis, the number of evacuees dropped to 20 with the closure of one centre in Arau as of 4 pm.
This compares to 111 victims placed in two centres this morning.
Only the SK Felcra Lubuk Sireh relief centre is still operating in the Padang Besar area to house the victims.
The situation in Pahang has also shown vast improvement, with only 14 people from two families still housed at a centre in Kuantan this afternoon.
This is down from 113 victims from 30 families at five centres this morning.
Raub has recovered from the flood, as 106 people from 29 families who had been sheltering at four centres were allowed to return home today. – Bernama
