KUALA LUMPUR – The two northern states in the peninsula are still affected by floods with the opening of a relief centre in Perlis, while in Kedah, the number of evacuees continues to increase.
In Kedah, there was an increase in the number of evacuees, from 701 people (201 families) last night to 1,220 people (372 families) this morning.
According to the Kedah Disaster Management Secretariat, the victims are being accommodated at 11 relief centres in the Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena and Baling districts.
Four of them are in Kubang Pasu, namely SMK Changlun, Dewan Kg Tradisi Lembah Keriang in Changlun, SK Malau and Dewan PPK Lubuk Batu, while two centres are in Kota Setar (SK Taman Aman and SMK Kepala Batas).
The remaining five are at SK Bukit Hijau, Maahad Tarbiyah Derang and Surau Permatang Limau in Pokok Sena, and SK Iboi and SMK Jerai in Baling.
Meanwhile, in Perlis, flash floods hit Kg Kubang Gajah following continuous rain since yesterday.
A relief centre was opened at SK Kubang Gajah in Arau last night to accommodate residents in the low-lying areas.
State Civil Defence Force director Mohd Izaimi Md Daud said the flood relief centre was opened at about 8pm yesterday to accommodate 42 victims, involving 16 families, from the village.
Yesterday, Bernama reported that the flood situation in Arau had returned to normal with the closure of the relief centre at SK Arau around 2.45pm after all the evacuees, involving 38 people from 11 families in Kg Titi Besi and Kg Kebun, returned home. – September 28, 2023