Selangor Floods: Death Toll Has Risen To 7
Four fatalities were recorded in Taman Sri Muda in Shah Alam.
By Yap Wan Xiang — 20 Dec 2021, 05:31 PM
The flash floods in Selangor has claimed seven lives so far, said the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department today, 20 December
Its director — Nor Azam Khamis — said four of the deaths were from Taman Sri Muda, Shah Alam alone, reported The Malaysian Reserve.
Of the four victims, three were locals while one was a foreigner. All of them are believed to have drowned.
Taman Sri Muda is one of the hardest-hit areas, as flood victims were also reported to have no electricity in the area.
"Another two victims were found in Dengkil, Sepang and another person is still missing," Nor Azam said
Fire and Rescue Department operations director Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad added that one victim was found dead in Desa Coalfields, Kuala Selangor, reported Astro Awani.
He also revealed that the missing person is believed to have gone missing in Sungai Pinang, Selangor.
As of now, records have shown that there are 398 temporary relief centres (PPS) opened across eight states in Peninsular Malaysia
The PPS currently shelter about 50,566 victims from 14,693 families.
National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) director-general Datuk Dr Aminuddin Hassim said he welcomes volunteers to assist, but he advised them to register with authorities before doing so, reported The Star.
"We ask all those who want to help, be it on land or on water, to register so that efforts can be more coordinated and that their safety can be assured," Aminuddin said in a press conference in Shah Alam today.
"This is important. We want to save people but we also have to make sure of our own safety while doing so."
