KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in five states climbed to 56,159 yesterday with Terengganu and Kelantan continuing to record an increase in the number of evacuees compared to Monday.
In Terengganu, the number of flood victims increased sharply to 37,792 people from 10,401 families, compared with 26,494 people from 7,369 families on Monday night, and all of them were housed in 310 flood relief centres in eight districts, according to the state disaster management committee secretariat, reported Bernama.
Kemaman was the worst-affected district with 12,000 victims, followed by Besut (8,228), Hulu Terengganu (6,691), Setiu (3,988), Dungun (2,484), Kuala Terengganu (1,900), Kuala Nerus
(1,521), and Marang (980).
Heavy rain was reported in many parts of Terengganu yesterday.
In Kelantan, the official portal (https://ebanjir.kelantan.gov.my/) reported that the number of evacuees rose to 17,326 people from 4,793 families yesterday morning, compared with 14,359 people from 3,942 families on Monday night.
It said that 106 flood relief centres were opened in nine districts in the state, namely Kota Baru, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Bachok, Tanah Merah, Pasir Puteh, Kuala Krai, Machang and Jeli.
According to the website https://publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my/, the water levels of eight major rivers had surpassed the danger point.
The rivers include Sungai Lebir in Kampung Tualang, Kuala Krai (41.57m), Sungai Golok in Kampung Jenob, Tanah Merah (24.01m) and Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas (10.80m).
In Pahang, the state disaster management committee secretariat reported that the number of flood victims placed in 11 flood relief centres in Kuantan and Raub yesterday morning remained at 934.
Sungai Keratong in Rompin was still at the danger level yesterday while Sungai Tembeling in Kampung Merting, Jerantut and Sungai Luit in Kampung Subuh, Maran, were at the warning level.
In Johor, the state disaster management committee secretariat said that the number of evacuees in three relief centres in the Segamat district remained at 53 from 17 families as at 8am yesterday.
The affected locations in the district are Kampung Seberang Batu Badak, Kampung Batu 5 and Kampung Kuala Paya.
In Perak, 54 people from 17 families remained in two relief centres, namely SK Sungai Tiang Darat in Bagan Datuk and SM Abd Rahman Talib in Hilir Perak.
