Johor floods: 687 evacuees still placed at 14 temporary relief centres
Tuesday, 23 Jun 2020 10:44 PM MYTJOHOR BARU, June 23 — The number of flood victims in Muar, Batu Pahat and Pontian hasn’t changed much, with a total of 687 people placed at temporary relief centres tonight compared to 731 this evening.
“A total of 281 people from 80 families are still at the five relief centres in Muar, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Nawi, SK Orang Kaya Ali, SK Batu 18, SK Parit Bulat and SK Seri Menanti, compared to 316 people from 86 families earlier in the evening. Vidyananthan said that in Pontian, 201 people from 52 families were taking shelter at six relief centres — SK Seri Bukit Panjang, SK Seri Bunian, SK Kampung Melayu Raya, SK Agama Parit Sikom, SK Belokok and SK Penerok.
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