ALOR STAR: The number of flood victims in Kedah continued to swell with nearly 8,000 people from 2,441 families evacuated to 42 temporary flood relief centres , compared to over 6,000 yesterday.
An update by the Kedah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat this morning showed that 7,877 victims are sheltering at 42 relief centres across six districts in the state.
The number of evacuees in Kota Setar district continued to surge with 3,415 victims in 14 relief centres, as compared to over 2,000 people sheltering in 12 relief centres yesterday.
Kubang Pasu is the second worst affected district with 1,870 evacuees in 11 relief centres, followed by Pendang with 1,348 evacuees in eight relief centres, and Pokok Sena with 932 evacuees in five relief centres.
In southern Kedah, the number of evacuees remained at 184 victims sheltering in three relief centres, while in Bandar Baharu, 128 evacuees are still staying in one relief centres.
Meanwhile, there is a slight improvement in Perlis, with the number of evacuees declining by from 100 to 90 victims yesterday evening.
An update on the Welfare Services Department mobile application as of 9pm last night showed that 80 victims from 24 families are sheltering at the Arau temporary relief centre while the remaining 10 victims from four families are in the Kangar relief centre.