JITRA, Oct 18 — A total of 26 people from eight families have been evacuated to a temporary relief centre (PPS) following floods in Mukim Temin.
Kubang Pasu Civil Defence Officer Capt Mohd Adenin Suhaimi said the Dewan Lembah Keriang PPS opened at 11pm yesterday.
According to the latest update this morning, the victims comprise seven men, nine women, nine girls, and a baby boy, including a disabled person.
“Kampung Tradisi and Kampung Baru were affected, with the flood situation in the district continuing to worsen despite no rain being reported,” he said in a statement today.
Some 25 personnel from the Civil Defence Force (APM), Social Welfare Department (JKM), the police, the Kubang Pasu Municipal Council, and SWCorp, together with a village headman, have been deployed to assist in the operation.
Meanwhile in Pahang, 26 people from 11 families have been evacuated following floods in Raub, with two PPS opened to accommodate those affected.
The Raub District Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said the evacuees were housed at the Balai Raya Kampung Baru Cheroh and Balai Raya Sempam Baru PPS, which opened at 7.30pm yesterday.
In a statement today, it said that as of 12.16am today, eight houses were affected in Kampung Cheroh and three in Kampung Sempam Baru.
The Raub APM also visited the affected areas to assess the situation, set up cubicles, and distribute food aid kits to the victims.
The operation involved the police, the Fire and Rescue Department, JKM, and the Village Development and Security Committees.
