KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims placed at temporary evacuation centres in Sarawak and Perak remains unchanged on Friday morning (Dec 12), with three centres in Sarawak and one in Perak still operating.
In SARAWAK, the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said that three centres in Miri were still operating on Friday morning following floods and a recent landslide.
As of 8 am on Friday, 142 people from 65 families were still at the three centres.
Four victims from two families remained at the Red Crescent Hall evacuation centre, while four victims from one family have been relocated following the landslide.
Meanwhile, the SK Kampung Angus centre is sheltering 15 victims from five families, and the SK Suai Niah centre still has the highest number of evacuees with 119 people from 57 families.
In PERAK, the Kampung Padang Tembak Multipurpose Hall centre was sheltering 19 victims from five families on Friday morning.
The Perak State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said the sole relief centre that was still operating, opened on Nov 25, houses residents from Kampung Matang Jambu, Kampung Glouster, Ayer Hitam, Batu 7, 8, and 9.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a forecast of stormy weather across all districts except Bagan Datuk on Friday afternoon. – Bernama
