Kedah on alert for more floods as rain falls


Flood woes: Heavy rains caused flooding in Baling, Kedah, prompting the evacuation of some residents to relief centres.

ALOR SETAR: All agencies in Kedah are on standby for the possibility of another wave of floods, especially in low-lying areas, as 34 people were evacuated in the state.

Kedah Civil Defence Force (APM) disaster operations division chief Mejar Mohd Muaz Mohd Yusoff said other agencies involved were the district office, police, Fire and Rescue Department, and Rela.

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