SHAH ALAM, Nov 6 — Nine temporary relief centres have been opened across three areas in Selangor to accommodate 1,120 flood victims from 286 families as of 11.30 pm last night, following heavy rain across the state.
According to the Social Welfare Department's (JKM) Info Banjir portal, four relief centres were opened in Kuala Selangor, housing 734 victims from 187 families.
The centres are located at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Desa Aman, SK Jaya Setia, Sekolah Agama Batu 8 Ijok in the Ijok subdistrict, and SK Dato' Maharaja Lela in Jeram.
"In addition, four relief centres were opened in Shah Alam, accommodating 369 victims from 82 families.
"These are located at SK Merbau Sempak, Dewan Seri Pagi Kampung Paya Jaras U19 and Dewan Kenanga at the Petaling District and Land Office in the Paya Jaras subdistrict, as well as Dewan Siantan Kampung Melayu Subang in Kota Damansara.
"Meanwhile, one relief centre was opened in Klang district on Thursday at Dewan Masjid Al-Taqwa Bukit Kapar in the Sementa subdistrict, accommodating 17 victims from 17 families," the portal reported.
Meanwhile, the official Public Info Banjir website showed that Sungai Binjai in Pekan Meru, Klang, had breached the warning level, recording a water level of 4.14 metres as of 11.15 pm last night.
Sungai Rasau in Taman Desa Kemuning, Klang, also exceeded the warning level at 2.87 metres, while Sungai Buloh in Parit Mahang, Kuala Selangor, recorded a warning-level reading of 4.05 metres.
