Armizan: 8,481 flood relief centres on standby

Row row row your boat: Fauzin Mohd, 46, with his son Muhd Muizuddin Fauzin, 9, paddling through floodwaters in a makeshift raft at Matang Pasir Changkat Lobak in Bagan Serai, Perak, last Monday.

PITAS: A total of 8,481 relief centres, which can accommodate over 2.1 million people, have been set up to prepare for the floods during the northeast monsoon season.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Functions) Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali, said of the total, 332 relief centres capable of accommodating 129,096 people are located in Sabah.