KUALA LUMPUR: Continuous rain on Thursday (Oct 29) afternoon triggered flash floods in Perak, with several houses in Taman Aman Sejahtera and Taman Desa Aman 1 in Titi Serong, Kerian inundated.
Kerian District Officer and District Disaster Management Committee chairman Saidi Shaari said a temporary relief centre was opened at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Titi Serong following monitoring and discussions with agencies at the Parit Buntar Penghulu's Office
"Flood victims from the affected areas will be moved to the SK Titi Serong relief centre from 5pm onwards. However, the actual number of victims involved has yet to be determined,” he said in a statement.
Meanwhile, in KEDAH, the situation is gradually improving, with only one temporary relief centre still operating as of 4pm on Thursday following improving weather conditions.
The Kedah State Disaster Management Committee secretariat said three centres in the Yan district – SK Teroi, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Pei Eng and Dewan Lestari Guar Chempedak - were fully closed at noon.
As such, the only active relief centre is Dewan Pejabat Penghulu Mukim Bukit Raya in the Pendang district, which was sheltering 25 victims from eight families in the afternoon, compared with 152 victims from 65 families in the morning.
All the victims at the centre are residents of Kampung Pulai and Kampung Senggora.
In PERLIS, the state Civil Defence Force spokesperson said the number of flood victims from Kampung Telok who were moved to Dewan Batu 5, Kangar, had fallen to nine from three families as of 6pm on Thursday, compared with 13 victims from six families in the morning.
The hall is being used as a temporary transit shelter, and no temporary relief centre has officially been opened in the state so far.
In PENANG, more than six hours of heavy rain from 4am on Thursday caused flash floods at several locations, including Taman Kota Permai, Jalan Baru, Jalan Bukit Minyak, Bandar Cassia and Bukit Mertajam, but no victims were evacuated.
Penang Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations John Sagun Francis said a 75-year-old woman was rescued after being trapped at her home in Taman Kota Permai when water levels rose to about 0.3 metres.
He said the department received an emergency call at 8.13am and immediately launched a rescue operation, although the movement of its vehicles was slightly hampered by traffic congestion.
"The victim was safely evacuated without any injuries, and further monitoring found that the water level was gradually receding before the operation was fully concluded at 11.42am,” he said. – Bernama
