The Perak state disaster management committee said 19 temporary relief centres in the Larut, Matang and Selama district in Taiping are now sheltering 1,784 residents.
Three temporary relief centres in the Manjung district are housing 387 residents.
Continuous heavy rain since yesterday morning has caused several areas in both districts to be flooded.
Rescue and aid operations are being carried out by the police, fire and rescue department, civil defence force and social welfare department.
Meanwhile, the meteorological department has forecast rain and thunderstorms this morning in the Larut, Matang and Selama, Kerian, Manjung, Perak Tengah, Bagan Datuk and Hilir Perak districts.
Three rivers – Kolam Bukit Merah, Sungai Kampar and Sungai Slim – are at dangerous levels.
206 in Kedah evacuated
Meanwhile, 206 people have been evacuated to three temporary relief centres in Kulim, Kedah, after several areas in the district were hit by floods yesterday evening.
The Kedah state disaster management committee secretariat said those evacuated, from 66 families, were sheltering at relief centres at the Taman Sang Kancil Surau, Dewan Kampung Paya Tok Betok and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan China Khai Min.
“The Taman Sang Kancil Surau, which was opened at 11pm, houses 88 victims; the Dewan Kampung Paya Tok Betok, opened at 10pm, shelters 16 people; and the SJKC Khai Ming relief centre, opened at 11pm, has 102 evacuees.
“The affected areas in Kulim, following the four-hour non-stop downpour, were Lunas, Sungai Ular and Karangan. They involved Kampung Seberang Sungai, Kampung Paya Tok Betok, Kampung Seberang Jaya, Kampung Kemunting and Kampung Banggol Penyengat,” it said in a statement today.
It also said that in Kuala Muda, 52 people from 24 families from Kampung Huma are still sheltering at the SJCK Chong Cheng relief centre, which has been opened since Wednesday.
Two rivers in Kedah are at the danger level, namely Sungai Ketil in Baling (60.46m) and Sungai Pendang in Pendang (2.84m).
Two other rivers are at the alert level: Sungai Nawa, Pokok Sena (10.11m); and Sungai Chepir, Sik (36.28m).
Four more rivers in the state are at the warning level, namely Sungai Ketil, Baling; Sungai Melaka, Langkawi; Sungai Serdang, Bandar Baharu; and Sungai Laka, Kubang Pasu.
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