KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 599 flood evacuees from 154 families are still sheltering at temporary relief centres in Perak and Kedah on Friday (Oct 31) morning, down from 708 the previous night.
In PERAK, the state disaster management committee secretariat said the same number of evacuees, 129 people from 35 families in Kampung Padang Serai, are still housed at the Sekolah Agama Rakyat Padang Serai relief centre in the Manjung district.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), meanwhile, has issued a thunderstorm warning for the districts of Kerian, Manjung, Perak Tengah, Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Kampar, Batang Padang and Muallim later today.
In addition, the Irrigation and Drainage Department said that Sungai Kinta was at the alert level of 247.92m, up from the normal level of 243.50m.
In KEDAH, the number of flood evacuees dropped to 470 people from 119 families as of 8am Friday, compared to 579 people from 156 families last night.
"Pendang has the highest number of evacuees, with 405 victims from 102 families at three relief centres, while in Kota Setar, 65 people from 17 families are still sheltering at one relief centre,” the state disaster management committee added in a statement. – Bernama
