Kedah MB: 14 Covid patient among those evacuated from flood-hit Yan
KUCHING, Aug 19 — Fourteen Covid-19 patients with mild symptoms and 45 close contacts undergoing home quarantine in Yan were among those evacuated after their houses were inundated following the upstream rush of water at the waterfall area near Gunung Jerai yesterday.
Meanwhile, he said the state government had mobilised all agencies and departments to help the victims of the upstream rush of water incident which occurred around 5.30pm yesterday. He said Syarikat Air Darul Aman would send clean water supply to the affected areas following the closure of the water treatment plant.
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