Floods: Five states record rise in evacuees, 73 roads in Selangor closed


KUALA LUMPUR: The number of evacuees seeking shelter at flood relief centres in five states- Pahang, Kelantan, Melaka, Perak and Negri Sembilan - rose on Monday (Dec 20) morning compared to Sunday (Dec 19).

In PAHANG, the State Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana portal said a total of 25,669 people were evacuated to 239 PPS on Monday morning compared to 19,344 people at 214 PPS on Sunday night.

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