KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang and Perak recorded a drop in the number of flood evacuees but there has been an increase in Selangor, Kedah and Perlis.
The Disaster Info portal of the Social Welfare Department reported that as of 9am Sunday (Oct 20), the number of flood victims in Pahang dropped from 363 people the day before to 187, all of them at one temporary relief centre in Temerloh.
In Perak, 553 evacuees are still housed at eight relief centres, down from 1,506 last night, in Kerian, Hilir Perak and Perak Tengah districts.
In Kedah, the number of flood victims rose to 109 at one relief centre compared with 80 last night.
The number of flood victims in Selangor also increased slightly from 152 the night before to 160 people, all sheltering at three relief centres.
Perlis also recorded a slight increase overnight from 469 people to 471, placed at two relief centres.
Meanwhile, the Public Info Banjir website stated that the water levels of eight rivers have exceeded the danger level, with four in Sarawak, three in Selangor and one in Melaka.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department issued a warning at 8.25am stating that thunderstorms, heavy rains and strong winds are expected to occur throughout Penang and Kedah (Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Padang Terap, Yan, Pendang, Kuala Muda, Sik, Baling, Kulim and Bandar Baharu) until 11am. – Bernama
