KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Perak and Selangor at temporary relief centres continues to decline as of Saturday (June 27) afternoon compared to Friday (June 26).
In PERAK, the number of victims dropped to 51 people from 16 families as of 2pm on Saturday, compared to 110 people last night.
The Perak Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) secretariat, in a statement, said only one relief centre at Dewan Bandaran Gopeng in Kampar remains in operation, after the Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Matang Gelugor relief centre was closed at 1pm.
According to the statement, the 51 victims still sheltered at Dewan Bandaran Gopeng are residents of Kampung Ulu Geruntum, who have been evacuated to the centre since June 20.
Meanwhile, 50 victims from 13 families who had been staying at the SK Matang Gelugor relief centre since Wednesday (June 24) have been allowed to return home.
In SELANGOR, the number of victims at SK RTB Bukit Changgang relief centre in Banting dropped to 309 as of Saturday afternoon, compared to 406 on Friday.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal, the relief centre is currently accommodating victims from Taman Langat Utama 2, RTB Bukit Changgang.
On Thursday (June 25), it was reported that 32 houses in the area were affected by flooding following a bund breach about 800 metres from the residential area on Wednesday night. – Bernama
