IPOH, Oct 24 — A total of 50 people from 16 families in Changkat Jong, Teluk Intan have been evacuated to the Dewan Serbaguna Padang Tembak flood relief centre (PPS) after overflowing river waters flooded their houses.
A spokesman of the Hilir Perak District Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said the affected areas were Kedah Lane; the back lane of Klinik Desa Changkat Jong; Batu 9, Simpang 3; and Batu 10.
“Sungai Bidor burst its banks due to heavy rain from afternoon until midnight on Sunday in Batang Padang, Muallim. Water from the upper reaches flowed to Sungai Bidor towards Sungai Perak,” he said in a statement today.
He said the PPS was opened at 7 pm yesterday.
According to him, Sungai Bidor was at a danger level of 4.13 metres as of 7.30 am today and good weather was reported in the area.
