Floods displace 26 people from 6 families in Kedah


Civil Defence Force personnel bring aid to flood affected areas in Kedah. – APM Bandar Baharu Facebook pic, June 21, 2022.

THE number of flood evacuees housed at the temporary relief centre in Bandar Baharu district near Kulim has increased to 26 people from six families as of 8am today, compared with 18 people from four families reported last night.

Bandar Baharu District Disaster Management Committee spokesman Lt (PA) Abdul Rahim Khairuddin said all the victims from Mukim Selama were housed at Dewan Keda Sungai Tengas relief centre, which was opened at 8pm yesterday.

In total, 17 houses were flooded, and some 26 people from six families were evacuated to the relief centre, he said in a statement today.

A heavy downpour lasting more than two hours from 2pm caused a river to burst its banks and inundated several houses in Mukim Selama, Mukim Relau, and Mukim Sungai Batu in flood waters.

Rahim, who is also the Bandar Baharu district Malaysia Civil Defence Force officer, said, however, no relief centre was opened at Mukim Relau and Mukim Sungai Batu as the water had receded there.

“The rain stopped at Mukim Relau, Mukim Selama, and Mukim Sungai Batu. The water has started to recede around the housing area,” he added. – Bernama, June 21, 2022.


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