Floods hit three Sg Siput villages, 97 evacuated


IPOH (Bernama): Heavy rain on Sunday (Sept 26) night triggered floods in three villages in Sungai Siput north of here, causing 97 villagers to be evacuated to relief centres.

The floodwaters rose to almost one metre in Kampung Chior and Kampung Tok Sirat in Lasah and Kampung Lintang at about 8.30pm that night, according to a spokesman for the Perak Fire and Rescue Department.

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