IPOH: Seventeen people from eight families have been evacuated to a relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Batu Hampar after floods hit Kampung Sungai Rotan, Trong in the district of Larut, Matang and Selama on Sunday (June 14) night.
The district's Civil Defence Force operations control centre said that a report about the flooding was received at 5.40pm and that it was caused by two hours of continuous rain and clogged drains.
"The flooding around Kampung Sungai Rotan was reported to be swift-moving, with a depth of about 0.5m, but was receding at 6.21pm even though it is still raining," the centre said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the district's disaster management committee chairman Mohd Nasrul Menhat said the relief centre opened at 8pm, following flooding in Kampung Batu 23 and Kampung Batu 25, Sungai Rotan, Batu Hampar. - Bernama
