The situation in flood-hit areas in Perak, Selangor, Perlis, and Pahang continued to improve last night, with the number of evacuees declining and several relief centres closed.

In Perak, the number of evacuees dropped to 1,539 individuals (470 families), compared with 1,674 (509 families) yesterday afternoon.

The Perak State Disaster Management Committee secretariat said a relief centre in Hilir Perak has been closed, leaving only 11 centres still operating.

Of these, six centres in Hilir Perak were housing 776 evacuees, two centres in Bagan Datuk were sheltering 459, and three centres in Manjung were accommodating 304.

Meanwhile, in Selangor, the number of evacuees dropped to 429 (134 families), from 616 (187 families).

According to the Infobencana portal of the Social Welfare Department, nine relief centres remain in operation in the districts of Hulu Langat, Kuala Selangor, and Sabak Bernam.

The situation in Perlis is also improving, with the number of evacuees dropping to 15 as of 8pm last night from 20 in the afternoon. All were placed at SK Felcra Lubuk Sireh in Padang Besar.

In Pahang, only seven people from one family were still taking shelter at a relief centre in Kuantan, compared with 14 evacuees from two families in the afternoon.

According to the Public Infobanjir website, the levels of all major rivers in the affected states were below the danger points.

- Bernama

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