A TOTAL of 33,193 flood victims are still seeking shelter at relief centres in five states as of late last night.
According to the Social Welfare Department (JKM) InfoBencana application, all the evacuees are at 206 relief centres located in Selangor, Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Kelantan and Malacca.
In Selangor, 15,354 people were housed at 81 relief centres last night, compared to 15,404 people at 83 relief centres yesterday evening.
State Fire and Rescue Department said as at 5pm yesterday, it had conducted 67 cleaning operations, 17 sanitisation operations and 331 monitoring activities.
Meanwhile, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Special Functions) Datuk Abd Latiff Ahmad, along with a number of volunteers, also helped to clean up flood victims’ houses in Kampung Labohan Dagang in Banting.
Latiff also thanked the various non-governmental organisations that have contributed their energy and equipment for post-flood recovery activities.
In Pahang, a total of 17,211 evacuees have been placed at 119 relief centres in six districts, namely Bentong, Temerloh, Bera, Maran, Kuantan and Pekan.
In Negeri Sembilan, some 132 people from 38 families were at three relief centres in Jelebu last night, according to state Civil Defence Force (APM) director Lt-Col (PA) Mohd Syukri Madnor.
In Kelantan, a total of 470 people from 153 families are still taking shelter at two relief centres in Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tok Deh and SK Gual Periok in Pasir Mas as at 9pm yesterday.
Meanwhile, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage’s Info Banjir portal reported that only Sungai Golok and Sungai Kelantan in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, are at the alert level.
In Malacca, state Civil Defence Force director Lt-Col (PA) Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said 26 people from eight families were still at the relief centre in SK Penghulu Benteng. – Dec 27, 2021
