23,663 people still displaced by floods in Johor

THERE were still 23,663 people housed in temporary flood shelters in Johor at 8pm, but this number was down by more than 2,000 compared to the 25,983 evacuees at 4pm this evening, authorities said.

The state disaster management committee (SDMC) said eight temporary relief centres had been closed, while there were 88 shelters still operating in Batu Pahat and Segamat.