Floods: Number of evacuees continues to drop as situation improves in five states


KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation continued to improve in several states on Saturday (Dec 25) evening, with more flood evacuees returning home and the closure of several relief centres.

According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana app, 40,738 evacuees from 11,882 families are still housed in 257 relief centres in five states as of 6pm compared to 43,289 evacuees six hours earlier.

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