KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 — Continuous heavy rain in the Klang Valley overnight caused floods in several Selangor districts, among them Sepang, Hulu Langat, Petaling and Klang.

According to the Selangor Civil Defence Force (APM) Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, seven temporary evacuation centres (PPS) have been opened since early this morning, to accommodate more than 800 people from 200 families.

These PPS are at Gemilang community hall, Taman Gemilang in Sepang; Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Ulu Semenyih; Pekan Bangi Lama community hall in Hulu Langat; Dewan Camelia in Putra Height and Putra Height Mosque in Petaling; Kampung Johan Setia Mosque and Kampung Jalan Kebun MPKK hall, Batu 7 in Klang.

Meanwhile, PPS at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Jeram in Kuala Selangor, and Dewan Bagan Nakhoda Omar and Dewan Simpang 5 in Sabak Bernam are still in operation since Nov 11.

Meanwhile, Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director, Norazam Khamis, said that a landslide occurred early this morning in Taman Sri Jelok, Kajang, involving a two-storey terrace house, and four victims, aged 19 to 26, were safely evacuated.

In Perak, a total of 540 people from 153 families are still accommodated at seven PPS as at 9 am, a drop from 579 people from 159 families reported three hours earlier.

The evacuees are housed at seven PPS, including a PPS at Kampung Kuak Luar community hall in Hulu Perak which was opened at 11.30pm last night.

The number of evacuees, especially in Kampung Kuak Luar, Kampung Kuak Tengah, Kampung Ayer Panas and Kampung Raja Kayu, recorded a drop to 79 people from 19 families compared with 118 people from 25 families.

In Kelantan, 1,483 people from 509 families are still housed at seven PPS this morning, a decrease, compared with 1,677 people from 557 families reported yesterday.

According to the Disaster Info portal of the Social Welfare Department, all evacuees are currently placed in PPS located in Pasir Mas district. — Bernama