Flooding in Perak and Penang worsened this morning, with more victims evacuated to temporary relief centres as several areas were affected by rising waters.
In Perak, a total of 407 victims from 147 families were taking shelter at four relief centres in Larut, Matang and Selama as of 8am.
The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Secretariat said the centres were opened after floods hit Kampung Changkat Ibol, Kampung Batu 9, Trong and Matang on Saturday.
Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Changkat Ibol was accommodating the highest number of evacuees, with 181 victims from 57 families.
Another 130 victims from 57 families were sheltering at Dewan Masjid Al-Wusta Batu 8, while 79 victims from 24 families were placed at SK Matang Gelugor.
Meanwhile, Dewan Perdana Trong was housing 17 evacuees from nine families, the secretariat said in a statement.
Separately, 56 victims from 21 families remained at the SK Matang relief centre following a storm that affected several villages in the area since Wednesday (Oct 14).
The storm-hit areas included Kampung Changkat Baru Matang, Kampung Teluk Kertam, Kampung Melawati and Kampung Hujung Matang.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) forecast thunderstorms in all districts in Perak this afternoon, followed by rain in the evening.
In Penang, the number of flood victims at the SK Seri Penanti relief centre increased to 36 from 27 on Saturday night.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) InfoBencana website, the latest figures as of 1.14am today showed that the evacuees comprised 15 men and 21 women from 10 families, including nine children.
The relief centre opened at 8.30pm yesterday following flooding in the Kubang Semang area.
