Floods: Kelantan sees rise in evacuees as number drops in three states

KUALA LUMPUR: The overall flood situation has improved with the number of evacuees in three states, namely Melaka, Pahang, and Selangor, registering a decline as of Thursday noon (Dec 30).

However, Kelantan, which is predicted to start flooding at 8pm, showed an increase in the number of evacuees with a total of 510 people from 145 families evacuated to flood evacuation centres (PPS) as of noon compared with 31 people this morning.

According to the Social Welfare Department (JKM) Disaster Info application (app), eight PPS were opened in Kelantan involving seven in Jeli and one in Pasir Mas.

Meanwhile, the official flood info portal of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) at https://publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my, reported that no major rivers in Kelantan were at danger level, only one river recorded a warning level, namely Sungai Golok in Kampung Jenob, Tanah Merah.

In SELANGOR, updates on the JKM Disaster Info app reported that the number of evacuees has dropped to 977 people from 244 families who are housed in nine PPS as of noon today compared with 2,281 people from 563 families in 13 PPS reported this morning.

Selangor police said that three roads are still closed for vehicles as of

11.30am, namely FT 31 Dengkil-Banting bridge and Jalan Genting Peras-Kuala Klawang due to floodwaters apart from the damaged bridge heading to Subang Shooting Range.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department predicted rain in one or two places in Selangor today.

In PAHANG, updates on the JKM Disaster Info app stated that the number of flood victims has dropped slightly to 5,459 people who are still housed in 43 PPS.

The most number of flood victims were recorded in Temerloh, followed by Pekan, Bentong, Kuantan and Maran.

The Pahang Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said six roads are still closed, namely Jalan Southern Loop in Bentong; Jalan Kuala Lipis-Jerantut (Jerantut); Jalan Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan (Maran); and Jalan Ulu Dong (Raub).

In MELAKA, the number of flood victims continued to drop to eight people from two families as of noon today compared with 16 people from four families at 8am.

State Civil Defence Force director Lt Col (PA) Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said all the victims were still housed at the PPS of SK Penghulu Benteng in Jasin. - Bernama