Kangar:Kedah The number of flood evacuees in Kedah has decreased to 164 individuals as of 4 pm, down from 192 earlier in the morning. These evacuees are currently accommodated in temporary relief centers across the region.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat released a statement confirming that all 70 families impacted by the floods, from Kampung Teroi Bukit, Kampung Titi Teras, and Kampung Sedaka Tengah in the Yan district, are being sheltered in three different relief centers. Specifically, 76 evacuees are housed at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Teroi, 34 at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Pei Eng, and 54 at Dewan Lestari Guar Chempedak.

Additionally, Lt Col (PA) Mohd Izaimi Md Daud, the director of the Perlis Civil Defence Force (APM), reported that Dewan Batu 5 in Kangar is still functioning as a transit center, accommodating 17 individuals from seven families as of 4 pm. Despite this, he noted that floodwaters in the Kampung Telok Air residential area are receding. Furthermore, he mentioned that the hall was opened at 1.50 am last Monday, although no official temporary relief centers have been established in Perlis as yet.