{
  "id": 19138794,
  "title": "Selangor flood evacuees surge past 580, Perak numbers dip",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/selangor-flood-evacuees-surge-past-580-perak-numbers-dip",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T10:07:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/11/1574067/selangor-flood-evacuees-surge-past-580-perak-numbers-dip"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Selangor has seen a surge in flood evacuees, surpassing the 580 mark, while Perak reported a minor decrease in numbers. As of this afternoon, a total of 1,002 individuals were residing in six temporary relief centres across the two states. In Selangor, the evacuee count rose to 583, up from 215 earlier. All of them were accommodated at four shelters in Kuala Selangor, including 326 people at SK Dato Maharaja Lela, 154 at SK Parit Mahang, 77 at Sekolah Agama Batu 8 Ijok, and 26 at SK Jaya Setia. The evacuees included 163 adult men, 184 adult women, 127 boys, 97 girls, seven male infants, five female infants, 56 senior citizens, and 11 persons with disabilities. In Perak, the number of flood victims in Hilir Perak fell slightly to 419 from 439 earlier, with 284 people at Teluk Intan Municipal Council's Rest House Hall and 135 at MPTI Langkap Hall. The storm's impact was felt less, with 26 evacuated individuals returning home at noon. Moreover, two rivers in Perak, Sungai Kinta and Sungai Bidor, crossed the danger level, registering 12.52 metres and 3.55 metres respectively.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees in Selangor more than doubled, while Perak recorded a slight decline, bringing the total number of victims taking shelter at six temporary relief centres in the two states to 1,002 as of this afternoon.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "General : Floods: Selangor Evacuees Surge, Perak Records Slight Drop",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/general-floods-selangor-evacuees-surge-perak-records-slight-drop",
        "published": "2026-11-09T08:05:51.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}