Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) has 'adopted' the flood-hit Kampung Cokro in Kluang, Johor, where 468 people have been from 105 families have run into severe difficulties.

The move is part of the 'Adopt a Village' voluntary programme launched by the information ministry in collaboration with the women, family and community development ministry.

At a press conference yesterday evening, Kuala Lumpur Mayor Abdul Hakim Borhan said 75 enforcement officers have been assigned to assist the village, which has been identified as in dire need of aid.

"(The officers will) help clean up houses, schools, mosques and halls, and provide other forms of humanitarian assistance," he told reporters after a ceremony to send off the team.

DBKL has also provided 170 packages of food including biscuits, coffee powder, sugar, sardines and basic necessities.

"Mobile offices and clinics are also being provided to help (with co-ordination of the work and) provide medical treatment," he noted.

He said the team will stay in Kulang for a week, after which DBKL will consider whether to send in a fresh team if the need arises.

As at 2pm yesterday, 91,678 people from 20,549 households were recorded as evacuees in 288 centres. Johor, the worst affected state, has 88,430 evacuees from 19,826 families in 271 centres.

DBKL is also well prepared for the eventuality of Kuala Lumpur being similarly flooded, Hakim said.

A total of 2,000 enforcement officers are on standby from the overall force of 12,000 personnel.

"The relief efforts will include the use of 38 multi-purpose halls and 42 schools, to support 35,000 evacuees," he stated.