THE number of evacuees at relief centres in five districts in Penang declined slightly to 5,478 people at noon from 5,845 this morning.
A police operations room spokesman said the Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) district recorded the highest number of 2,922 people at 28 relief centres followed by Seberang Perai Tengah (SPT) district with 1,933 people at 25 relief centres.
Large swathes of Penang are affected by the floods, with some areas under 0.2m to 1m of flood waters, followed by strong winds and heavy rain since Friday that uprooted dozens of trees.
The floods, described as the worst in the state’s history, have claimed seven lives. – November 6, 2017.
Flood victims making their way to their houses through floodwaters at Kampung Pertama in Permatang Pauh, Penang. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.Students riding on the back of a pick up truck to their school for the SPM examination at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Datuk Hj Ahmad Said, Sungai Dua in Penang. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.Parents use a life buoy to transport their child through floodwaters outside their house at Kampung Pertama in Permatang Pauh, Penang. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.Volunteers picking up students on a lorry to go to school for their SPM examination at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Datuk Hj Ahmad Said, Sungai Dua in Penang. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.A general view shows a football field submerged in floodwaters at Kampung Pertama in Permatang Pauh, Penang. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.A flood victim looking out of her partially house at Kampung Pertama in Permatang Pauh, Penang. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.Volunteers arrange aid items for flood victims at a temporary shelter in Seberang Perai, Penang. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.Flood victims are pictured at a temporary shelter in Seberang Perai, Penang. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.A boy cleans his house which submerged by floodwaters at a village in Permatang Pauh, Penang. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.A flood victim make her way through floodwaters at residental area in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.A house is reflected in floodwaters at a village in Permatang Pauh, Penang. - The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, November 6, 2017.
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