Anwar to check on situation in Kelantan today

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KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will visit Kelantan today to personally check on the flood situation in the state.

Anwar shared this information through a Facebook post following his meeting with the Prime Minister of Thailand, Srettha Thavisin, in Phuket.

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“We also discussed the current flood situation, and I will go to Kelantan tomorrow (today) to personally assess the increasingly worrying situation there,” he said.

The Kelantan State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) secretariat announced that the number of flood victims in the state had increased to 17,466 individuals from 5,510 families as of 8am yesterday, compared to 15,994 victims from 4,967 families recorded the night before.

All the victims in the eight flood-hit districts, namely Pasir Mas, Tanah Merah, Jeli, Gua Musang, Kuala Krai, Machang, Pasir Puteh, and Kota Bharu, are currently taking shelter in 89 temporary relief centres.

Meanwhile, Anwar also said that during his informal meeting with Srettha, they had discussed several important matters, including issues related to tourism in Malaysia and Thailand.

Anwar said Srettha and he also agreed to work closely together to develop the southern region of Thailand and the northern part of Peninsular Malaysia more rapidly, thereby ensuring economic overflow and prosperity for the people in both regions. — Bernama