IPOH, Nov 21 – Perak Fire and Rescue Department director Yahya Madif said today that the number of flood victims in Perak has decreased to 280 individuals from 77 families this afternoon from 315 in the morning. He said flood victims involving residents from Bukit Merah, Batu 40, Bagan Serai district, remained at 34 from 10 families and those from Batu 38, involving six from four families, are being housed at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bukit Merah.
“However flood victims in Hilir Perak district housed at Sekolah Kebangsaan Changkat Jong from Kampung Mesra Batu 7, Kampung Lorong Mesra, Batu 9, Lorong Kedah and Kampung Baru Batu 8 have decreased to 104 individuals from 27 families compared to 167 from 52 families this morning,” he said when contacted here.
Meanwhile the number of landslide victims has increased to 83 from 61 this morning, involving residents from Kampung Padang Serai, Pengkalan Bharu being placed at Sekolah Agama Rakyat Radhuaniah, Kampung Padang Serai. In the meantime, there are still 53 flood victims from 14 families being housed at Sekolah Kebangsaan Changkat Lobak involving Kampung Changkat Lobak, Matang Tengah and Kampung Air Hitam.
