THE flood situation in Selangor continued to improve and the number of evacuees sheltered at relief centres decreased drastically, but there was only a slight drop in the number of flood victims in Perak tonight.

IN SELANGOR, the number of flood victims dropped from the morning’s count of 697 from 178 families to 429 from 110 families tonight.

According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal, the victims are sheltered at eight relief centres – five in Sepang and three in Kuala Langat.

Two centres in the Hulu Langat district (SK Bangi and SK Ulu Semenyih) have been closed.

IN PERAK, the state disaster management committee secretariat, in a statement, said as of tonight, the number of evacuees declined slightly from 507 from 155 families to 496 from 150 families.

They are in five relief centres – Hilir Perak where 166 victims from 52 families are housed at Dewan Serbaguna Padang Tembak while Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan has 130 evacuees from 42 families.

Another 46 victims from 13 families remained at Dewan Serbaguna Chikus.

In Kerian district, 97 victims from 24 families are putting up at SK Changkat Lobak while 57 evacuees from 19 families are still at SK Alor Pongsu.

The state Drainage and Irrigation Department said the water level in Sungai Bidor in Changkat Jong remained at the danger level of 4.01m. – Bernama, November 10, 2023.