Floods: Nearly 50,000 victims displaced in Johor, majority from Batu Pahat

JOHOR BARU: Almost 50,000 people have been evacuated and taken to temporary relief centres (PPS) as torrential rain continues to fall in Johor.

The state Disaster Management Committee said as of 4pm on Sunday (March 5), the number of victims had risen to 49,450 people from 14,233 families, up from 46,742 people from 13,552 families at noon.