Evacuees flee relief centre as floodwaters rise in Pekan

Moving to safer ground: Rescue teams helping evacuees on the first floor of Sekolah Kebangsaan Temir move to the Paloh Hinai National Youth Skills Institute as floodwaters continue to rise in the Pekan area. — Bernama

PEKAN: A total of 112 flood evacuees in Sekolah Kebangsaan Kampung Temir have been moved to another relief centre after floodwaters rose three metres to the first floor of the school where they were staying.

The 27 families were moved out in boats to the Paloh Hinai National Youth Skills Institute as the floodwaters from a swollen Sungai Pahang continued to rise, said Pekan Fire and Rescue Station chief Wan Samsul Effendi Wan Mahmud.