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...