Floods: Number of evacuees in Johor rises to 1,024


KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees in Johor has continued to rise to 1,024 people housed in 13 temporary relief centres as of 8pm Thursday (Jan 4), compared with 330 people in seven centres reported at 2pm.

According to the latest disaster report nationwide issued by the National Disaster Management Agency's National Disaster Command Centre, the 13 relief centres in the state include four in Johor Baru accommodating 404 people, six in Kota Tinggi (348 people), two in Mersing (212 people), and one in Kluang (60 people).

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