KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Selangor, Perak and Sarawak more than doubled to 1,205 from 339 families as of 3.20pm today, with Selangor overtaking Perak as the state with the highest number of evacuees.

This compares with 453 victims from 127 families at seven relief centres across the three states as of 9.30am.

According to the Welfare Department's Info Bencana portal, Selangor recorded the highest number of evacuees, with 830 victims from 231 families at six relief centres.

Perak had 368 victims from 107 families at three centres, while Sarawak recorded seven victims from one family at one centre.