Flood relief efforts show progress as evacuee numbers drop significantly across five Malaysian states
: The flood situation in five states is improving with the number of evacuees placed in temporary relief centres showing a significant decrease this evening.
In KEDAH, the total number of flood victims has decreased to 255 individuals from 65 families compared to 610 individuals from 172 families this morning, with all of them being housed at PPS Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Gunung, Kota Setar. Meanwhile, in JOHOR, the number of flood victims has also decreased after five PPS were closed today. These centres involved three PPS in Segamat and two in Tangkak, with the number of people still affected by the floods this afternoon being 229, compared to 408 this morning.
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