THE number of flood evacuees in Kedah and Perak dropped to 356 this morning.

IN KEDAH, the number of flood victims at four relief centres was 249 from 81 families as of 8am, against 253 from 83 families last night.

Kedah Civil Defence Force Disaster Management Secretariat Division chief Maj (PA) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said three of the shelters were in Kota Star and one in Kubang Pasu.

“In Kota Star, 105 victims from 33 families are housed at SMK Alor Merah, 88 from 31 families are at SK Titi Gajah and 20 from 10 families are at SK Taman Aman.

“Among the affected areas are Kampung Seberang Chegar, Kampung Alor Gunung, Kampung Pulau Kerengga, Kampung Alor Senjaya, Kampung Alor Perang, Kampung Bohor, Kampung Anak Bukit, Kampung Alor Gunong and Kampung Seberang Alor Gunong,” he said in a statement today.

In Kubang Pasu, the number of flood victims at SK Malau dropped to 36 from seven families, against 40 from eight families last night.

“The shelter was opened (last Monday) after areas like Kampung Lahar, Kampung Paya Tok Keong, Kampung Paya Tok Teh and Kampung Biak were flooded,” he said.

IN PERAK, the State Disaster Management Committee said the number of flood victims at four centres dropped to 107 from 31 families this morning, against 114 from 33 families last night.

The four shelters still operating are Dewan Serbaguna Padang Tembak in Hilir Perak with 23 victims from seven families, SK Changkat Lobak (18 from three families) and SK Alor Pongsu (57 from 19 families) in Kerian, and Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Meru 2A (nine from two families) in Kinta. – Bernama, November 17, 2023.