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Floods: Perlis fully recovers, Kedah sees rise in number of victims

27 Sep 2023 10:56pm
Kota Setar Civil Defense Force officers (APM) transporting flood victims from Kampung Bukit, Mukim Derang to the flood evacuation center here.Continuous rain caused low-lying areas in Mukim Derang to be flooded, including Kampung Bukit and Kampung Baru. BERNAMA PHOTO
Kota Setar Civil Defense Force officers (APM) transporting flood victims from Kampung Bukit, Mukim Derang to the flood evacuation center here.Continuous rain caused low-lying areas in Mukim Derang to be flooded, including Kampung Bukit and Kampung Baru. BERNAMA PHOTO
KUALA LUMPUR -The flood in Perlis has fully recovered, but the number of flood victims in Kedah recorded an increase as of 8 pm tonight.

In PERLIS, the Perlis Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) director Lieutenant Colonel (PA) Mohd Izaimi Md Daud said the temporary relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Arau which accommodated five victims from two families was closed at 2.45 pm today and all the victims have been allowed to return home.

The relief centre which was opened yesterday afternoon, housed victims from Kampung Titi Besi and Kampung Kebun.

In KEDAH, the number of flood victims continued to increase to 701 people from 201 families as of tonight compared to 268 victims from 81 families this morning.

APM Kedah Disaster Management Secretariat Division Head Major (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said all the victims from Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar and Pokok Sena districts were housed in seven temporary relief centres.
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"The centres are Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Changlun, Dewan Kampung Tradisi Lembah Keriang in Changlun, SK Malau, Dewan PPK Lubuk Batu, SK Taman Aman, SK Bukit Hijau and Maahad Tarbiyah Derang,” he said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the state government will provide food packs to flood victims which will be distributed after they are allowed to return to their respective homes. - BERNAMA

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