Baling latest district in Kedah to be hit by floods

Baling latest district in Kedah to be hit by floods

Relief centre also opened in Kampar, Perak, to house four families from two kampungs.

The floods at a kampung in Pokok Sena, Kedah, which continues to have the highest number of evacuees as of Tuesday morning. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR:
Baling has become the latest district to be hit by floods in Kedah, which has a total of 1,373 evacuees from 457 families as of 8am today, compared with 1,332 from 426 families last night.

The social welfare department said 134 flood victims from 62 families in Baling have been placed at four temporary relief centres, at SK Tanjung Pari, SK Siong, SK Malau and SK Seri Bayu.

Pokok Sena continues to have the highest number of evacuees, with 697 from 221 families taking shelter at five relief centres.

In Kota Setar, 416 victims from 130 families are being housed at three relief centres, and in Kubang Pasu, 126 individuals from 44 families remain at two relief centres.

In Perak, a temporary relief cenre has been opened at the Dato Azman Mahalan multipurpose hall to accommodate nine evacuees from four families from the Kampar district.

The evacuees were relocated from Kampung Batu 20 in Kuala Dipang and Kampung Pulau Pisang in Malim Nawar.

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