KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees in Selangor and Perak rose to 1,435 from 406 families, with nine temporary relief centres operating as of 10pm.
The figure was up from 1,359 evacuees from 391 families at eight relief centres recorded at 4.30pm.
The Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal said Selangor continued to record the highest number of evacuees, with 1,133 people from 319 families housed at seven relief centres in Kuala Selangor.
Perak recorded 302 evacuees from 87 families at two relief centres in Hilir Perak.
Of the total number of evacuees, 465 were adult women, 427 adult men, 214 girls and 288 boys.
Another 25 male babies and 16 female babies were also evacuated to the relief centres.