KUALA LUMPUR: Another temporary relief centre was activated in Kedah on Sunday (Oct 5), while in Perak, the number of flood evacuees continued to decline as of 4pm.
In KEDAH, state Civil Defence Force deputy director Major (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said the new relief centre was at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Langgar, Alor Setar.
At Dewan Serbaguna Pokok Sena relief centre, the number of evacuees increased to 109 from 33 families compared with 100 from 30 families on Sunday morning.
"One river is at the alert level, namely Sungai Kedah at Jabatan Lebuhraya, Kota Setar, where the water level stands at 1.84m," he said in a statement.
He said the weather in Kedah has been clear with no rainfall, but the floods were believed to be triggered by water flow from Pokok Sena into Pekan Langgar.
Meanwhile, in PERAK, only one relief centre remains in operation in the Larut, Matang and Selama district following the closure of two relief centres, namely at SK Matang Gelugor and SK Simpang, Taiping at 2pm and 3pm respectively.
The State Disaster Management Committee secretariat said the number of evacuees had decreased to 31 people from eight families, compared to 107 people from 33 families earlier on Sunday.
The victims are residents of Kampung Matang Jambu and Kampung Telok Kertang.
According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department, rain was expected on Sunday night in Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar and Kinta districts. – Bernama
