ALOR SETAR: More than 100 people were evacuated to temporary flood relief centres after their villages were hit by floods following several hours of heavy rain. In Kulim, 74 victims from 17 families in Kampung Padang Limau in Karangan were evacuated to the centre at Sekolah Agama Ihsaniah Jangkang which was activated at 12.12am on Friday (May 17). Kulim Civil Defence Force officer Capt (PA) Amirul Aliff Ahmad said as of 4am, the victims – including 25 children – had been settled in at the centre. “Heavy rain over several hours caused water from the hills to flow into the low-lying parts of the villages,” he said in a statement. Capt Amirul Aliff said a team of Kulim Civil Defence personnel was deployed to the affected area to monitor the situation and help with evacuations. He said they were also measuring water levels at every high-risk location in the area. In Bandar Baharu, a total of 58 victims from 14 families in two sub-districts were rescued and relocated to a relief centre at Masjid Sungai Batu, which was activated at 3am. Bandar Baharu Civil Defence officer Abdul Rahim Kharuddin said the affected villages were Kampung Cherok Meranti and Kampung Sungai Batu in the Sungai Batu sub-district, and Kampung Sungai Tengas in the Selama sub-district. “The three-hour downpour caused rivers nearby to overflow, flooding the nearby villages,” he said. COMP FLOOD ALERT Kedah, Villages, Flooded, Temporary Relief Centre, Victims, Evacuated, Civil Defence Force, Kulim, Bandar Baharu Read full story
Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2024/05/17/floods-over-100-evacuated-in-kedah
