The number of flood victims in Kedah has risen to 1,060 as of this morning.

They are being sheltered at 13 evacuation centres.

In a statement today, the State Disaster Management Department said the centres were located in the districts of Kuala Muda, Kota Setar, Kubang Pasu, Pokok Sena and Pendang.

It said 55 people were staying at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Titi Gajah; six, at Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Seberang Perak; 53, at Surau Assyakirin Kepala Batas; 26, at SK Alor Mengkudu; and 20, at Dewan Kampung Balai in Kuala Kedah.

Other centres are at SK Bukit Hijau, Pokok Sena involving 12 people; Surau Kampung Kubang Betong, Kubang Pasu (108), SK Kodiang Lama (46) and SMK Changloon (148); and Dewan Cenderawasih Pendang (41).

Three centres that had remained open in Kuala Muda are SK Bukit Kechil with 390 people, Dewan Kampung Jilid Lapan (44), and Dewan Kampung Sungai Pial (111).

Yesterday, continuous rain and high tide caused 149 families involving 669 people to move to five evacuation centres.

Menteri Besar Ahmad Bashah Md Hanipah visited flood victims in Kuala Muda last night.

Perlis also hit

Meanwhile in Perlis, residents in six areas have been advised to consume water sparingly following supply disruption since 5pm yesterday.

Syarikat Air Perlis in a statement said the disruption was caused by flood waters that inundated the pump house at the water treatment plant at Timah Tasoh Dam in Beseri near Padang Besar.

The affected areas are Beseri, Titi Tinggi, Padang Besar, Kaki Bukit, Bintong, Kangar and its surroundings.

"The water supply will be restored in stages once the treatment plant can operate again,” it said.

- Bernama