As of Saturday morning, the situation in flood-hit areas in Kedah and Perak has not improved, with 128 victims still housed in six relief centres (PPS) in the two states.
In Kedah, 26 people from five families remain evacuated as of 8am.
The victims are currently at one PPS each in Kota Setar and Kubang Pasu districts, according to Civil Defence Force (APM) Kedah Disaster Management Secretariat Division chief Maj (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain.
He stated, “In Kota Setar, six victims from one family are housed at SK Titi Gajah while in Kubang Pasu, 20 victims from four families are seeking shelter at SK Malau.”
The evacuees are expected to return to their homes later today if the floodwater fully recedes.
In Perak, 102 victims from 29 families are still at four PPS in three districts, according to the Perak State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat (JPBN).
JPBN reported that in Hilir Perak, 18 victims from five families were still at the Dewan Serbaguna Padang Tembak PPS.
In Kerian, the SK Changkat Lobak PPS is housing 18 victims (three families) and the SK Alor Pongsu PPS has 57 evacuees (19 families).
In Kinta district, the number of evacuees at the Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Meru 2A PPS remains unchanged at nine people from two families. – Bernama
