Floods: 433 evacuees still at nine relief centres in four states


KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 433 flood evacuees remain housed at nine temporary relief centres across four affected states as of 8am Friday (Dec 13).

In TERENGGANU, the state disaster management committee secretariat reported that the situation is improving, with the number of evacuees in the Kemaman district decreasing from 91 the day before to 80 this morning.

All of them are at the SK Kampung Baru, Kertih and Balai Raya Padang Kemunting centres.

Meanwhile, in PERAK, the state disaster management committee secretariat said the number of evacuees remains unchanged at 220, housed in two centres in the Perak Tengah and Manjung districts.

It said 34 people are at SK Teluk Kepayang in Perak Tengah, while 186 are at SK Beruas in Manjung.

Meanwhile, the state Public Works Department announced that the A18 Bota Kiri-Teluk Sena road in Perak Tengah and the A175 Selat-Pulau Pebayan road are closed to all vehicles because of flooding.

In Segamat, JOHOR, the number of evacuees remains unchanged at 85, all at Balai Raya Kampung Batu Badak and Dewan Komuniti Kampung Tasek.

State disaster management committee chairman Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani also said Sungai Muar at Kampung Awat and Buloh Kasap in Segamat, and Sungai Paya Dato’ in Mersing are currently at warning levels.

“Cloudy conditions are reported in the districts of Muar, Mersing, Pontian, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi and Kulai, while Johor Baru, Segamat, Kluang and Tangkak are experiencing clear weather,” he said in a statement.

In PAHANG, the number of evacuees rose to 48 this morning from 32 last night, all currently accommodated at four centres.

Based on the Social Welfare Department's InfoBencana app, 47 are at three centres in Bera, while one person is at a centre in Temerloh. – Bernama

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