KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Flood-hit areas in Perak, Selangor, Perlis, and Pahang are seeing improvements as evacuee numbers continue to decline and several relief centres close.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 6 — Flood-hit areas in Perak, Selangor, Perlis, and Pahang are seeing improvements as evacuee numbers continue to decline and several relief centres close.
In Perak, evacuees fell to 1,539 from 470 families, with one centre in Hilir Perak closed, leaving 11 still operating. Selangor recorded 429 evacuees from 134 families across nine centres in Hulu Langat, Kuala Selangor, and Sabak Bernam.
In Perlis, the number dropped to 15 at SK Felcra Lubuk Sireh in Padang Besar, while Pahang has only seven evacuees from one family remaining in Kuantan.
All major rivers in the affected states are reported below danger levels, according to the Public Infobanjir website. — Bernama
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