SHAH ALAM, Nov 7 — Selangor accounts for the bulk of flood evacuees nationwide, with 3,834 people from 137 families seeking shelter at four temporary relief centres (PPS) across three districts as of 2.30pm today.
The affected districts are Kuala Selangor, Gombak and Sabak Bernam.
The evacuees were among 4,234 flood victims from 253 families housed at nine PPS in four states, up from 1,252 people from 335 families at 10 PPS in two states at 7.30am.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana portal, the three other affected states are Perak, Sabah and Sarawak.
Perak recorded 272 evacuees from 80 families at three PPS across two districts, namely Hilir Perak and Manjung.
Sabah recorded 121 evacuees from 35 families at one PPS in Tawau, while Sarawak reported seven evacuees from one family at a PPS in Miri.
Nationally, the evacuees comprised 746 adult women, including senior citizens, 584 adult men, 1,099 girls, 418 boys, 507 female infants and 880 male infants, according to the portal.
