KLANG: More than 300 people have been evacuated after their homes were inundated in Meru and some areas in Kapar here.
According to Selangor Disaster Management Unit principal assistant secretary Mohd Azhar Mohd Daud, two relief centres – one in SK Sungai Binjai in Meru and another in the Kampung Bukit Kapar community centre – had been activated to house flood victims.
“So far, there are 70 families with 284 people seeking shelter at the Sungai Binjai centre and seven families with 26 members at the Bukit Kapar centre,’’ he said.
Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari had made his way to the relief centres to gauge the situation yesterday evening.
Meanwhile, Team Selangor chief operating officer Sadina Suffian said they had completed evaluation of the area and would be initiating aid work there today.
“We are looking for families to help out and our priority is always the elderly, the disabled and single mothers,’’ said Sadina.
She added that Team Selangor volunteers will be sent to the areas affected and families that have been identified to assist them.
Meanwhile, grocery shop owner Shafizan Md Zin, whose store is located one kilometre from Meru town said, her business was affected as Jalan Meru was hit by floods.
“That is the main road we have to take to go from Meru to Klang but because of the flooding, we have to use a back exit through an industrial area.
“Although that area is also flooded, it is not as bad as Meru town,’’ said Shafizan.
