119 evacuees remain at flood relief centres in Negri Sembilan, Perak and Kedah

KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Negri Sembilan, Perak, and Kedah remained largely unchanged this morning, with 119 evacuees still taking shelter at temporary relief centres across the three states.

In Negri Sembilan, two relief centres were opened early this morning at SK Undang Johol and Dewan Orang Ramai Dangi in Kuala Pilah, accommodating 71 evacuees from 30 families as of 8.30am.

According to the Social Welfare Department InfoBencana portal, the evacuees comprise 24 men, 32 women, and 15 children.

In Perak, 23 people from seven families were evacuated to SK Titi Serong in Kerian following persistent rain yesterday.

The Perak Disaster Management Committee secretariat said all evacuees were residents of Taman Aman Sejahtera and Taman Desa Aman 1 in Titi Serong.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department has forecast rain and thunderstorms in several Perak districts this afternoon, including Kinta, Kuala Kangsar, Kampar, Manjung, Batang Padang, and Muallim.

In Kedah, 25 evacuees from eight families remained at Dewan Pejabat Penghulu Mukim Bukit Raya as of 8am today.

The Kedah Disaster Management Committee said all 25 evacuees were from Kampung Pulai and Kampung Senggora.

Meanwhile, Perlis has fully recovered from the floods following the closure of the relief centre at Dewan Batu 5 at 9am today, after operating as a transit centre since Monday.

Kuala Perlis Civil Defence Force unit officer Lieutenant (PA) Muhamad Saiful Abdullah said all nine evacuees from three families who were sheltering at the hall were allowed to return home after floodwaters fully receded.