Close to 1,200 remain at flood relief centres in Selangor, Perak

Close to 1,200 flood victims are taking shelter at relief centres in Selangor and Perak, where more rain and thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon and tonight.

In Selangor, 763 victims from 216 families were still housed at seven relief centres in Kuala Selangor, Shah Alam and Klang as of 8am.

According to the social welfare department’s (JKM) InfoBencana portal, four relief centres remained open in Kuala Selangor – SK Parit Mahang (housing 291 victims from 81 families); SK Dato’ Maharaja Lela (211 victims from 65 families); Sekolah Agama Batu 8 Ijok (73 victims from 20 families) and SK Jaya Setia (71 victims from 21 families).

In Shah Alam, 47 victims from 11 families have been placed at Dewan Siantan at Kampung Melayu Subang, and 38 people from 10 families at Dewan Kenanga at the Petaling district and land office.

In Klang, one relief centre remained open at Dewan Masjid Al-Taqwa in Bukit Kapar, housing 32 victims from eight families.

In Perak, the state disaster management committee secretariat said 138 victims were being housed at the Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan (MPTI) Langkap relief centre in Hilir Perak.

The number of victims at the Dewan Rumah Rehat MPTI relief centre had also increased to 251 from 75 families.

Meanwhile, 26 victims from seven families affected by a storm were still taking shelter at Dewan Komuniti Manjung.

The Malaysian meteorological department forecast rain and thunderstorms in all districts in Perak this afternoon and tonight.