Residents of Kampung Bukit Durian in Melaka cleaning up after floods hit their home on Oct 15. – BERNAMApic
KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in several states showed no significant changes as of Tuesday (Oct 15) night, with 4,147 people still at relief centres in six states.
In Kedah, 1,285 flood evacuees were seeking refuge at 11 relief centres in four districts, a slight decrease from 1,387 people in the afternoon.
Kedah Malaysian Civil Defence Force deputy director Major (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said there were four relief centres each in Baling and Kota Setar, two in Pendang, and one in Pokok Sena.
In Melaka, the number of evacuees in Jasin dropped to 187 at 8pm from 229 at 4pm. They were housed at SK Seri Mendapat, SMK Dang Anum, SK Serkam Darat, SK Tedong and SMK Dato Abdul Rahman Ya’kob.
In Perak, the number of victims increased slightly to 1,031 from 1,013, with Perak Tengah becoming the fifth district to be affected after Kerian, Kuala Kangsar, Muallim and Hilir Perak.
The state disaster management committee secretariat said a relief centre in Perak Tengah, at the Kampung Teluk Kepayang community hall in Bota, was opened at 4.30pm, with the evacuation process ongoing.
In Kerian district, 104 evacuees were at SK Changkat Lobak and SK Parit Haji Aman in Bagan Serai; 74 at SK Kuala Slim, Muallim; while in Kuala Kangsar, 766 people were at SK Lasah, SMK RLKT Lasah, and the Orang Asli One-Stop Centre in Bawong, Sungai Siput.
In Hilir Perak, the number of victims at Dewan Serbaguna Padang Tembak rose to 87.
In Pahang, the number of flood victims in Temerloh also increased slightly from 1,415 to 1,481 in the evening, with all victims housed at seven relief centres.
In Johor, the number of evacuees in Batu Pahat remained unchanged at 15, all sheltered at SK Seri Bunut.
Meanwhile, in Selangor, a new relief centre was opened at the Kampung Kuala Slim community hall, bringing the total to four to shelter flood victims in Hulu Selangor and Hulu Langat.
A total of 46 people were staying at Kampung Alah Batu community hall and SK Sungai Serai, while the number of evacuees at SK Kuala Slim and the Kampung Kuala Slim community hall was still being tallied. – Bernama
