According to the Disaster Info portal of the social welfare department, the flood victims, from 2,713 families, have been placed at 41 temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in five districts.

Kota Setar district recorded the highest number of victims with 5,218 people from 1,759 families, followed by Pendang (1,581 from 474 families), Kubang Pasu (933 from 288 families), Pokok Sena (515 from 158 families) and Bandar Baharu (147 people from 34 families).

The irrigation and drainage department’s Infobanjir website showed that only two rivers in Kedah were still at a dangerous level – Sungai Anak Bukit in Taman Aman and Sungai Anak Bukit in TAR Bridge, Kota Setar.

In Perak, the state disaster management committee secretariat said 29 people were still taking shelter at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Changkat Lobak PPS in Kerian, which opened on Friday after Kampung Matang Tengah was flooded.

The Bukit Merah Dam in Kerian is now at the alert level at 9.04m.

The Malaysian meteorological department is forecasting rain in several districts, including Larut, Matang, Selama, Kerian, Manjung, Hulu Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, Kampar and Batang Padang tonight.