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People from 5 villages in Taiping evacuated due to floods

IPOH: A total of 102 people from five villages in Taiping have been evacuated and placed at temporary relief centres after their homes were flooded following a continuous downpour.

The affected villages are Kampung Sungai Rentaka, Kampung Changkat Baru, Kampung Jebong Kiri, Kampung Sungai Nyior and Kampung Sungai Tinggi.

A spokesman from the state Fire and Rescue Department said the victims were evacuated in stages from 9.50pm yesterday to 12.01am today.

"A total of 87 people are seeking shelter at the Sekolah Agama Rakyat (SRAR) Ngah Ibrahim Al-Baraqah and the rest are being placed at Sungai Baru Community Hall," he added.

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