Flood victims in Johor rose to 69 today

The number of flood victims in Johor rose to 69 this morning from 55 last night following an increase in water levels in several villages affected by the floods in the district of Ledang, here.

Ledang District Civil Defence Department officer Mohd Shahrizan Abd Aziz said the number of victims rose when two rivers, namely Sungai Kohong and Sungai Asahan overflowed their banks resulting in the surrounding areas being inundated.

"To date, 69 victims from 13 families from Kampung Seberang Gajah, Kampung Sialang Dalam and Kampung Tanjong Laboh had been evacuated to the Sekolah Kebangsaan Sialang relief centre," he said when contacted here today.

Mohd Shahrizan said the victims included a handicapped person and four infants.

The relief centre was opened from 6pm yesterday.