KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): More than 9,000 people in Johor have been forced to evacuate to 93 temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in nine districts across the state after their homes were hits by floods following continuous heavy rainfall.
The affected districts are Mersing, Kota Tinggi, Kluang, Segamat, Pontian, Batu Pahat, Kulai, Johor Baru and Muar.
State Local Government, Urban Well-being and Environment Committee chairman Tan Chen Choon said all victims were from 2,475 families. The Malaysian Meteorological Department has issued dangerous weather warnings in Mersing and Kota Tinggi districts and severe weather warnings for Segamat, Muar, Batu Pahat, Kluang, Pontian, Kulai and Johor Baru, as well as an alert warning for Tangkak.
The Social Welfare Department’s Disaster Info Portal as of 7am Monday reported the increase in the number of evacuees compared to 858 from 232 families were given temporary shelter at PPS on Sunday night.
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