More than 1,300 displaced as floods worsen in Perak, Selangor

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 11 — A total of 1,325 people from 373 families remained at flood relief centres in Perak and Selangor this morning.

In Perak, the number of flood evacuees rose to 380 from 108 families this morning, up from 348 from 99 families yesterday afternoon, with all of them housed at two relief centres.

The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said in a statement that 257 people from 73 families were staying at the Teluk Intan Municipal Council (MPTI) Rest House Hall in Hilir Perak, while another 123 from 35 families were at the Langkap MPTI Hall.

Meanwhile, in Selangor, the number of flood evacuees at five relief centres in Kuala Selangor also increased to 945 from 265 families, compared with 848 from 236 families yesterday.