Higher number of flood evacuees in Kedah, Penang and Perlis this morning


KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees across three affected states increased to 4,223 on Thursday (Sept 19) morning, with all of them housed in 42 temporary relief centres (PPS), compared to 3,560 people in 34 centres the previous night.

Kedah, the hardest-hit state so far, saw an increase from 2,882 evacuees last night to 3,441 from 978 families this morning, an addition of 559 individuals.

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