KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 1,764 flood victims from 475 families remain housed at 12 temporary relief centres across three states as at 4.30pm today.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal, the affected states are Selangor, Perak and Sarawak.
Selangor recorded the highest number, with 1,454 victims from 390 families taking shelter at eight relief centres in the Kuala Selangor district.
In Perak, 274 victims from 79 families are housed at two relief centres in the Hilir Perak district.
In Sarawak, 35 victims from six families remain at two relief centres across the Kuching and Miri districts.
Of the total victims, 1,137 are adult men and women, including 122 senior citizens, while 634 are children and 53 are infants.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a thunderstorm, heavy rain and strong wind warning for six states and a federal territory until 7pm today.
In a statement, MetMalaysia said the warning covers Terengganu (Hulu Terengganu, Dungun and Setiu), Pahang (Jerantut, Rompin and Cameron Highlands) and Johor (Segamat, Batu Pahat, Kluang, Muar, Tangkak, Kulai, Johor Bahru, Pontian and Kota Tinggi).
Similar weather conditions are forecast in Sarawak, affecting Marudi, Miri, Limbang, Bintulu, Mukah and Sibu.
In Sabah, the warning involves the Interior divisions of Sipitang, Tenom and Pensiangan, Tawau, Kudat, the West Coast divisions of Kota Belud, Tuaran and Kota Kinabalu, as well as the entire Federal Territory of Labuan.