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Sunday November 15, 2009

More families evacuated as flood situation worsens in Kedah


ALOR SETAR: Kedah continues to move families to temporary relief shelters as floods damage more houses.

Some 200 victims were ordered to move to the Sekolah Kebangsaan Malau centre yesterday, bringing the total number of evacuees to 679.

A spokesman from the state flood operations room said the five centres in Kubang Pasu district housed 516 victims.

In Padang Terap, the number of evacuees at the two centres remained unchanged at 54. The situation in Kota Setar district remained unchanged with 109 victims still staying in the two relief centres.

Meanwhile, the water level at several rivers in the Kubang Pasu and Kota Setar districts were still above the danger mark, such as Sungai Bata recorded at 9.33m (alert level 9.16m); Sungai Kongluang 13.2m (13.2m) and Sungai Pantai Johor at 2.16m (alert level 2m).

In the Padang Terap district, Sungai Kuala Nerang recorded a reading of 16.65m (17.1m) and Sungai Kampung Kubu was at 12.61m (12.8m).

In Kuala Terengganu, folks were advised not to play in floodwaters as a precaution against contracting cholera following 11 confirmed cases since the outbreak a week ago.

State health director Dr Nordiyanah Hassan said most of the 97 people warded at the Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital are expected to be discharged from today.

One person was discharged yesterday after testing negative for the disease. Another died of the disease on Tuesday. — Bernama

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