KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,509 flood victims from 417 families remain housed at 13 temporary relief centres (PPS) across Selangor, Perak and Sarawak as of 4.30pm today.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana portal, Selangor recorded the highest number of evacuees with 1,168 people from 323 families sheltering at nine centres across three districts: Kuala Selangor, Gombak and Shah Alam.
In Kuala Selangor, seven relief centres are open: Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Dato’ Maharaja Lela, housing 309 victims from 107 families; Sekolah Rendah Agama Bukit Kuching (283 victims, 85 families); SK Parit Mahang (253 victims, 62 families); KAFA Integrasi Hidayah, Bukit Cherakah (89 victims, 25 families); Sekolah Agama Batu 8 Ijok (71 victims, 20 families); Dewan Komuniti Penyayang Tanjung Siam (50 victims, 15 families); and SK Jaya Setia (12 victims, four families).
Two other relief centres in Selangor are Balai Raya Kampung Kenanga in Gombak, which houses 20 victims from five families, while Dewan Bunga Matahari in Section U5, Shah Alam, has been closed as no evacuees remain there.
Meanwhile, in Perak, 306 victims from 88 families are sheltered at two centres in the Hilir Perak district.
They comprise Dewan Rumah Rehat MPTI Bandar Baru, housing 274 victims from 80 families, and Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan (MPTI), Langkap, with 32 victims from eight families.
In Sarawak, 35 victims from six families remain at two relief centres across two districts.
A total of 28 victims from five families are housed at Dewan Datuk Dr Haji Hazland in Kampung Tabuan Hilir, Kuching, while seven victims from one family are at Kampung Sukan Petronas, Miri.
Those in the affected areas have been advised to take care of their safety and avoid taking risks during the flood season.