THE number of people seeking shelter from the floods in Perak continues to show an increase, while Selangor recorded a drop this morning compared with last night.

The number of evacuees in Malacca and Kelantan is unchanged since last night.  

In PERAK, the number of people seeking shelter went up to 920 people from 263 families as at 10am, compared with 874 people from 249 families at 8pm yesterday.

They are being housed at 10 temporary relief centres.

The Hilir Perak district recorded an increase in people affected by flooding – 205 people from 60 families, compared with 159 people from 46 families currently housed in the  Kampung Padang Tembak multipurpose hall.

In SELANGOR, the state Civil Defence Force disaster management committee Secretariat reported as at 8am the number of evacuees seeking shelter fell to 886 people from 233 families, compared with 949 people from 255 families last night.

A total of 15 temporary relief centres are still open – six in Sepang, three each in Kuala Selangor and Kuala Langat, two in Sabak Bernam and one in Klang.

In MALACCA, the state Disaster Management Committee secretariat, in a statement, said the number of people affected by floods in the state remained at 44 people from 10 families, as at 8am.

The victims are from the Alor Gajah district involving Kampung Bukit Balai, Kampung Pulau, Kampung Belimbing, Kampung Panchor and Lubok China, and are currently housed at the Durian Tunggal state constituency development and coordination committee office.

In KELANTAN, the number of evacuees in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, remains unchanged at 401 people from 115 families, as at 8am

According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana portal, all evacuees are currently placed in four shelters in Rantau Panjang – Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tok Deh, SK Kubang Kual, Putat Tujoh and SK Gual Periok. – Bernama, November 20, 2022.