Selangor fire and rescue department director Norazam Khamis said 13 women and five male teachers, along with 11 male and three female pupils were rescued from SK Sri Serdang by firefighters in four-wheel drive vehicles.

The pupils were first evacuated at 9.35pm and teachers about half an hour later. The children were reunited with their parents after being rescued, he added.

He said the department received news of the incident at 7.45pm and that police also assisted in the rescue effort. Floodwaters at the school were receding and everyone was evacuated by 10pm, he added.

In Kedah, the number of flood evacuees in Alor Setar rose again tonight, with another relief shelter opened at SK Suka Menanti in the Kota Setar district to house 16 people from six families.

Kedah civil defence force disaster management committee secretariat division chief Mohd Muaz Mohd Yusof said the total number of evacuees rose to 337 as of 8pm compared to 292 this afternoon.

He said evacuees in the Pendang district rose to 222 people tonight compared to 207 this afternoon, while the number in Kota Setar district rose to 77 compared to 63 this afternoon. Evacuees in Pokok Sena district, however, remained at 22 people from eight families.

In Melaka, Alor Gajah was once again hit by flash floods after experiencing three hours of heavy rain that began around 4.30pm today.

A Melaka civil defence force spokesman said the downpour caused rivers and drains to overflow in low-lying areas, adding that two relief centres had been opened in Alor Gajah and that those affected were currently being evacuated to the two centres at Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina (SJKC) Sin Wah and SK Durian Tunggal.