KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation worsened this afternoon, causing 4,234 people from 253 families to be housed at nine relief centres in Selangor, Perak, Sabah and Sarawak.
The figure marked an increase from the 1,252 victims from 335 families sheltered at 10 relief centres in two states recorded at 7.30am.
According to the Welfare Department Disaster Info portal, Selangor recorded the highest number of evacuees, with 3,834 people from 137 families placed at four relief centres across Kuala Selangor, Gombak and Sabak Bernam.
Perak recorded 272 victims from 80 families, with relief centres opened in Hilir Perak and Manjung.
Sabah recorded 121 victims from 35 families housed at one relief centre in Tawau, while Sarawak recorded seven victims from one family at a relief centre in Miri.
Out of the total number of victims, 746 are women including senior citizens, 584 men including senior citizens, 1,099 girls, 418 boys, 507 female infants, and 880 male infants.