The Perak state disaster management committee secretariat announced that a PPS was opened in Kampung Paya Kuak Luar hall in the Hulu Perak district at 11.30pm last night, adding to the four PPS already in operation.

The PPS is sheltering 40 people from 14 affected families from Kampung Paya Kuak Luar, Kampung Bukit Serdang Air Panas, Kampung Kuak Tengah and Kampung Raja Kayu.

According to the secretariat, the number of flood victims in Hilir Perak is still the same, with 171 residents from 50 families housed in the Padang Tembak multipurpose hall PPS while 51 people from 14 families are in the Teluk Intan municipal council PPS.

“The number of victims in Kerian also remains the same with 100 people from 24 families placed at SK Changkat Lobak PPS and 57 people from 19 families taking shelter at SK Alor Pongsu PPS,” according to the statement.

Meanwhile, the irrigation and drainage department reported that the level of Sungai Bidor in Changkat Jong was at a dangerous level, with a height of 3.81m compared with the normal level of 2m while the Kinta River at the Tanjung Tualang Weir was at a warning level of 13.64m compared with the normal level of 10m.

The Malaysian meteorological department is forecasting thunderstorms in the afternoon in several districts namely Hilir Perak, Manjung, Larut, Matang and Selama, Kinta and Kuala Kangsar while the weather is expected to be fair in Kerian and Bagan Datuk in the afternoon and night.

The state public works department also said that Jalan Kubu Gajah connecting Ijok and Kampung Sumpitan in Selama is still closed to all vehicles due to landslides and the public can use an alternative route that connects Kampung Sumpitan and Kampung Masjid.

Apart from that, Jalan Proton City in Mualim is still closed to vehicles due to landslides, while in Kerian, Jalan Selama is only open to heavy vehicles and the public is advised to use the alternative road on the Jalan Alor Pongsu-Bukit Merah Bypass.