ALOR SETAR, Oct 29 – Flood conditions across northern Peninsular Malaysia showed marked improvement on Thursday morning, October 29, 2026, as total evacuee numbers in temporary relief centres (PPS) across Kedah and Perlis recorded steady drops.
In Kedah, the total number of displaced individuals declined to 152 people from 65 families as of 8:00 AM on Thursday, down from 164 people representing 70 families recorded on Wednesday.
The Kedah State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat (JPBN) reported that a new temporary relief centre was activated at the Mukim Bukit Raya penghulu’s office hall in Pendang district at 6:00 PM on Wednesday to accommodate households affected by local water rises.
The Pendang relief centre is currently providing shelter to 26 evacuees from nine families originating from Kampung Pulai and Kampung Senggora.
Meanwhile, in Yan district, 126 evacuees from 56 families remain housed across three active relief centres: Sekolah Kebangsaan Teroi, SJKC Pei Eng, and Dewan Lestari Guar Chempedak.
In neighboring Perlis, evacuee figures at the Dewan Batu 5 transit center in Kangar dropped to 13 individuals from six families as of 8:30 AM on Thursday, compared to 17 victims from seven families on Wednesday.
Perlis Civil Defence Force (APM) Director Lt Col (PA) Mohd Izaimi Md Daud confirmed that all remaining evacuees reside in Kampung Telok. He noted that while the transit hall has been operational since 1:50 AM on Monday, October 26, no formal temporary relief centres have officially been activated in Perlis.
Relief Centre Occupancy Breakdown across Kedah and Perlis
Key evacuation figures and active relief centre details include:
- Pendang District Relief Activation (Kedah): Mukim Bukit Raya penghulu’s office hall activated at 6:00 PM Wednesday, housing 26 victims from nine families from Kampung Pulai and Kampung Senggora.
- Yan District Relief Centres (Kedah): Accommodates 126 evacuees from 56 families across SK Teroi, SJKC Pei Eng, and Dewan Lestari Guar Chempedak.
- Kangar Transit Centre (Perlis): Dewan Batu 5 shelters 13 flash flood victims from six families from Kampung Telok as of 8:30 AM Thursday.
–NMT
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