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614 flood victims sent to evacuation centres in Johor
JOHOR BAHRU: The number of flood victims in the state increased slightly this morning with 614 people placed at temporary evacuation centres (PPS) compared to 607 last night. Chairman of the state Health and Environment Committee, R.Vidyananthan as of 8
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Australia welcomes drought-easing drenching, even as it brings floods
SYDNEY: The east coast of Australia welcomed the heaviest drenching in years today, dousing some of the country’s most damaging and long-running wildfires and easing a drought that has crippled farming across two states. Sydney alone had seen more than
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3,835 displaced by floods in Johor
JOHOR BAHRU: Continuous heavy rain for the past two days has seen the number of flood victims in Johor increased dramatically with 3,835 people from 1,054 families were evacuated from their homes as of 8 am today. State Government, Urban
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Floods: Mosques encourages to hold solat hajat after Friday prayer tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: Mosques across the country are encouraged to hold the ‘solat hajat’ after Friday prayers tomorrow, to pray for ease in facing of the current flood situation. The recommendation was made by the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department
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DPM: Malaysia to learn from Holland on ways to mitigate floods
BAGAN SERAI: The government will learn from Holland on the best method of handling the floods in this country, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. Wan Azizah, who is also the Central Disaster Committee chairman,
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Floods: 2,143 victims from six states still at evacuation centres
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2,143 flood victims in Perlis, Perak, Kedah, Penang, Johor and Selangor were still staying at the Temporary Evacuation Centres (PPS) until 9 o’clock this morning. However, the figure was lower than the 2,345 victims who
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Batang Padang the latest district in Perak to be hit by floods
IPOH, Oct 28 — Batang Padang became the latest district in Perak to be hit by floods, resulting in 53 people from 12 families being evacuated to a temporary relocation centre at the Dewan Kampung Haji Tahir, Tapah. The victims
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