Number of flood evacuees in Perak increases to 1,000


IPOH: The number of flood evacuees in Perak has risen to 1,000 as of 7pm on Friday.

State Malaysian Civil Defence Department (APM) director Kolonel Mohd Noor Hassan Ashari Sulaiman said there were 232 affected families currently seeking shelter at six flood relief centres in the Manjung district and one centre each in the Muallim and Larut, Matang and Selama districts.

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