KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees housed at relief centres in Terengganu and Kelantan rose this morning, while the figure in Pahang continued to decline and remained unchanged in Johor.
In Terengganu, the number of evacuees in two districts increased to 1,391 people as of 9am today, compared with 1,202 people recorded yesterday evening.
According to the Terengganu state disaster management committee, Kemaman recorded the highest number of evacuees, with 1,140 people sheltered at seven relief centres. In Dungun, 151 evacuees have been housed at two centres.
Meanwhile, data from the official flood information website – publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my – showed that water levels at three river stations had exceeded the alert level, namely Sungai Nerus at Kampung Bukit, Setiu; Sungai Tersat at Kampung Sekayu (F1), Hulu Terengganu; and Sungai Nerus at Kampung Bukit (F1).
Meanwhile, in Kelantan, the state civil defence force secretariat reported that the number of flood evacuees rose to 77 people as of this morning, compared with 74 people recorded yesterday.
All evacuees were housed at four relief centres in Kuala Krai, namely SK Laloh, SK Lela Jasa, SK Manek Urai Lama and Madrasah Manek Urai Lama.
In Pahang, the number of evacuees continued to decline, with 11,166 people sheltered at 68 relief centres as of this morning, compared with 12,226 people at 79 centres recorded yesterday evening.
According to the social welfare department’s InfoBencana portal, Kuantan has the highest number of evacuees, with 9,645 people housed at 44 relief centres.
Other affected districts are Pekan with 1,045 evacuees at 10 centres, Rompin (226 people at three centres), Jerantut (154 people at four centres), Temerloh (53 people at three centres), Maran (21 people at two centres), Bera (17 people at one centre) and Lipis (five people at one centre).
In Johor, the number of evacuees housed at three relief centres in Mersing remained unchanged at 356 people as of 8am today.
State disaster management committee chairman Asman Shah Abd Rahman said the centres are SK Pusat Air Tawar, which is sheltering 148 people, SJKC Chiao Ching (139 people) and SK Labong (69 people).
“In addition, Sungai Muar at Buloh Kasap, Segamat was reported to have exceeded the danger level with a reading of 8.8m, but weather conditions are forecast to be clear across all 10 districts this morning,” he said in a statement today.
