KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 7): The flood situation in Selangor and Perak continued to worsen, with the number of evacuees at temporary relief centres (PPS) rising to 4,068 on Saturday afternoon from 1,404 in the morning.

In Selangor, the number of flood evacuees still sheltering at PPS in the afternoon rose to 3,798 from 128 families at two centres, compared with 1,206 from 316 families at nine centres in the morning.

According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana portal, PPS Sekolah Agama Batu Lapan Ijok is sheltering 2,999 evacuees from 67 families, while 799 evacuees from 61 families are at Sekolah Kebangsaan Parit Mahang.

Meanwhile, in Perak, the number of flood and storm evacuees rose to 270 from 79 families in the afternoon, compared with 198 from 58 families in the morning, across the Hilir Perak and Manjung districts.

The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said in a statement that the number of evacuees at PPS Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan (MPTI) Langkap remained at 137 from 40 victims, while the number at PPS Dewan Rumah Rehat MPTI rose to 107 from 32 families.

Meanwhile, 26 people from seven families affected by the storm are still sheltering at PPS Dewan Komuniti Manjung.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department has forecast rain in all districts on Saturday night.

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