Seeking dry land: Flood victims waiting to be rescued after being trapped by floodwaters. Terengganu was hit by a second wave of floods after the state saw two days of continuous heavy rains. — Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: Floods hit three states again following continuous rain, while the situation in Perak improved, enabling all evacuees to return home.
In TERENGGANU, 85 people from 17 families from Hulu Terengganu district were evacuated to the flood relief centre at Projek Penyusunan Semula Kampung (PPSK) Felcra Gunung Menerong.
Terengganu deputy director of Education (School Management Sector) Azman Othman @ Abdullah said two schools in the Hulu Terengganu district had to be closed due to the floods, namely SK Lubuk Periok and SK Felda Mengkawang.
“The schools have 281 pupils and 39 teachers.
“We are quite lucky because yesterday was the last day of school before the term break starts today,” he said, Bernama reported.
In SELANGOR, the number of flood evacuees increased to 99 from 33 families as at 2pm yesterday compared with 75 from 26 families in the morning.
They sought shelter at SK Jaya Setia and Parit Mahang community hall in Kuala Selangor.
Sungai Bernam in Kampung Sungai Selisek, Hulu Selangor reached warning level as at 2pm yesterday while Sungai Buloh in Parit Mahang, Kuala Selangor, Sungai Selangor in Rantau Panjang, Kuala Selangor and Sungai Bernam at SKC bridge, Hulu Selangor, were at the alert level.
In PERAK, all 20 evacuees from 10 families returned to their homes from a relief centre at Masjid Al-Wusta, Batu 8, and it was closed at noon yesterday.
Meanwhile, METMalaysia forecast dangerous-level continuous heavy rain in Tumpat, Pasir Mas, Kota Baru, Jeli, Tanah Merah, Bachok, Machang, Pasir Puteh and Kuala Krai in Kelantan as well as Besut, Setiu, Kuala Nerus, Hulu Terengganu and Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, until today.It also forecast severe-level continuous heavy rain during the same period in Gua Musang, Kelantan, Marang, Dungun and Kemaman in Terengganu, and Kuantan, Pahang, while alert-level in Jerantut, Pekan and Rompin in Pahang.
