KUALA LUMPUR: The second wave of floods ravaging the country has worsened, sending 58,705 people in six states to evacuation centres as Wednesday morning.
A headcount showed that Kelantan had the most number of evacuees, at 24,765, followed by Terengganu (21,606), Pahang (10,825), Perak (1,030), Sabah (336) and Perlis (143).
In Kelantan, the number of evacuees rose by 3,164 overnight from 21,601, forcing the opening of 18 more relief centres to take the total to 114 Wednesday.
The floods in the state have affected nine of the 10 districts, namely Gua Musang, Jeli, Kuala Krai, Machang, Pasir Mas, Pasir Puteh, Tanah Merah, Tumpat and Kota Baru.
Pasir Mas has the most number of evacuees, at 8,754, followed by Gua Musang (5,259) and Kuala Krai (4,608).
Twenty-three roads in eight districts remain closed to traffic. Seventeen of these roads are closed to all vehicles and six, to light vehicles.
The floods in Kelantan have claimed four lives since Dec 16.
In Teregganu, 8,977 more people were evacuated overnight, raising to 21,606 the number of victims in the state. Kemaman is the worst-affected district, with 12,699 evacuees.
The high-tide phenomenon has been blamed for the big number of evacuations, particularly along the coastal areas, according to the portal of the Terengganu National Security Council.
As of 9 am Wednesday, the Dungun district had 4,591 evacuees; Hulu Terengganu, 685; Kuala Terengganu, 3,086; Besut, 426; Marang, 11 and Setiu, eight. They are being housed at 107 relief centres. - Bernama
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