KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Selangor, Perak and Sarawak more than doubled to 1,205 from 339 families as of 3.20pm today, with Selangor overtaking Perak as the state with the highest number of evacuees.
This compares with 453 victims from 127 families at seven relief centres across the three states as of 9.30am.
According to the Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal, Selangor recorded the highest number of evacuees, with 830 victims from 231 families at six relief centres.
Perak had 368 victims from 107 families at three centres, while Sarawak recorded seven victims from one family at one centre.
The evacuees comprised 390 women, 373 men, 234 boys, 186 girls and 22 babies. They included 74 senior citizens and 16 persons with disabilities.
Sekolah SK Dato’ Maharaja Lela in Selangor housed the highest number of evacuees, with 412 people from 117 families, followed by SK Parit Mahang, also in Selangor, with 241 victims from 61 families.
Meanwhile, floods are forecast in Rompin and Jerantut from 1am tomorrow until 11.59pm on Nov 14, according to the National Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID).
In a statement, the centre said flooding could occur in areas along the Rompin and Pahang river basins, particularly low-lying and flood-prone locations.
The forecast was issued following a continuous rain alert at the ‘alert’ level by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) at 8.30am yesterday, as well as DID flood forecasting models.