IPOH, Oct 10 — Ninety-seven people from 29 households in Teluk Intan were evacuated after Sungai Bidor burst its banks following a heavy downpour earlier today.
A Perak State Disaster Management Commission spokesman said the affected households are from three villages in Changkot Jong.
“The three villages are Kg Batu 9, Kg Batu 8 and Kg Batu 7. The villages were flooded after the river overflowed following heavy rain at around 7am,” the spokesman said in a statement.
He added that about 70 personnel from eight government agencies were deployed to the villages to conduct the evacuation process.
“The evacuation process is still ongoing and at the moment, the victims have been transferred to the nearest evacuation centre,” the spokesman added.
