Close to 8k flood evacuees remain at 37 Kedah relief centres

As of 9am today, 7,958 flood victims remain sheltered in 37 temporary relief centres in Kedah.

According to a report from the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal, all affected individuals, comprising 2,567 families, are from five districts in the state.

The Kota Setar district recorded the highest number of evacuees at 5,397, followed by Pendang (1,604), Kubang Pasu (619), Pokok Sena (219), and Bandar Baharu (119).

The Public Infobanjir Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) website reported that Sungai Anak Bukit at Taman Aman and TAR Bridge in Kota Setar remain at dangerous levels.

In Perak, the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported that the number of flood evacuees remains at 29, from seven families, as of 8am today, all housed at the shelters in SK Changkat Lobak in Kerian.

DID stated that Sungai Perak at Pasang Api in the Bagan Datuk district is at warning level, with water reaching 2.22m, while Kolam Air Bukit Merah in Kerian is still at an alert level, with water at 9.01m.

The Meteorological Department has forecast storms across all districts in Perak this afternoon.

- Bernama

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