A TOTAL of nine temporary relief centres were opened to house flood victims in Selangor and Perak as of 8pm tonight. 

IN SELANGOR, five relief centres were opened from 3pm today in Sepang after Sungai Dengkil overflowed its banks following continuous rain.

Sepang district police chief Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said 255 victims from 67 families were housed at the Kampung Dato Ahmad Razali and Taman Gemilang community halls, and also the Jenderam Hilir Village Community Management Council Hall.

He said the Social Welfare Department is still in the midst of tallying the number of victims in the other two relief centres, the Dengkil Community Hall and SMK Dengkil.

Among the areas affected by the flood are Kampung Sungai Buah, Jenderam Hilir, Kampung Orang Asli Batu 28 Jenderam Hilir, Kampung Sri Tanjung and Kampung Chemperai.

IN PERAK, the number of flood victims tonight dropped to 220 from 64 families against 272 from 75 families this morning.

The Perak Disaster Management Committee, in a statement, said all of them were placed in four relief centres in Hilir Perak and Kerian.

In Hilir Perak, 53 people are in Padang Tembak Multipurpose Hall, and 13 people are housed at the Teluk Intan Municipal Council Hall, while in Kerian, 97 people are placed in SK Changkat Lobak and 57 people are taking shelter at SK Alor. 

Meanwhile, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage reported that Sungai Bidor in Changkat Jong was at a dangerous level at 3.96m while Sungai Kinta at the Tanjung Tualang weir and Sungai Kerian in Selama hit warning levels at 13.06m and 11.85m respectively. – Bernama, November 5, 2023.