Flood evacuees rise in Perak and Penang as flooding worsens
In Perak, 407 victims from 147 families were at four relief centres as of 8 am on Oct 18, while Penang's SK Seri Penanti centre had 36 evacuees, up from 27.
Bernama reported that more evacuees were sent to temporary relief centres across both states as floods in Perak and Penang grew more severe on the morning of Oct 18.
Perak: 407 victims at four centres
As of 8 am, four relief centres across Larut, Matang and Selama were sheltering 407 victims from 147 families in Perak. Since yesterday, floods have struck several areas including Kampung Changkat Ibol, Kampung Batu 9, Trong and Matang, and the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Secretariat reported that four centres were open in the district as a result.
The secretariat gave this breakdown in a statement: 181 victims from 57 families are placed at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Changkat Ibol, while 130 victims from 57 families are taking shelter at Dewan Masjid Al-Wusta Batu 8. Another 79 victims from 24 families are housed at SK Matang Gelugor, while 17 evacuees from nine families are at Dewan Perdana Trong.
Since Wednesday (Oct 14), a storm has hit several villages in the area, and the secretariat added that 56 victims from 21 families remain at the SK Matang relief centre because of it. The storm hit Kampung Changkat Baru Matang, Kampung Teluk Kertam, Kampung Melawati and Kampung Hujung Matang, among other places.
Thunderstorms are expected in every district this afternoon, with rain to follow in the evening, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) forecast.
Penang: 36 sheltering at SK Seri Penanti
Compared with 27 last night, the SK Seri Penanti relief centre in Penang now has 36 flood victims sheltering there. The evacuees, from 10 families, numbered 15 men and 21 women, nine of them children, as of 1.14 am today, based on the InfoBencana website of the Social Welfare Department (JKM).
Floods in the Kubang Semang area led to the opening of the centre at 8.30 pm yesterday.
