Gale-force winds and heavy rain lashed the north-western coast of the peninsula since yesterday, causing severe floods in Penang, Kedah and Perak.
Penang took the brunt of the bad weather, and suffered four dead and almost 3,000 evacuated, damage to buildings, uprooted trees and flooded homes.
The military moved into Penang after Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng called Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi at 3.45am to seek federal assistance.
In Kedah, 1,906 victims from 529 families were moved to safe areas as of 4pm, while Perak saw 103 people from 21 families moved to shelters in Perak Tengah.
The Perak Disaster Management Committee secretariat, in a statement today, said 21 families at Kampung Simpang 3 and Kampung Serapuh were affected by the flash floods and were housed in the relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Simpang 3, Parit.
Continuous rain and strong winds are expected to persist in Kedah and Penang, along with Perlis and Kelantan until late today.
In a statement, the Meteorological Department said a similar condition was also expected in the districts of Kerian, Larut, Matang, Selama, Hulu Perak and Kuala Kangsar in Perak, as well as Besut, Setiu, Kuala Nerus, Kuala Terengganu, Marang and Hulu Terengganu in Terengganu.
It also said the districts of Kinta, Kampar, Manjung, Perak Tengah, Bagan Datuk, Hilir Perak, Muallim and Batang Padang in Perak were expected to experience thunderstorms, torrential rain. as well as strong winds until late today.
A similar condition is also expected in Cameron Highlands, Lipis, and Raub in Pahang.
- Bernama
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