KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in five states is improving, with a significant drop in the number of evacuees placed in temporary relief centres this evening.
In KELANTAN, the floods are gradually recovering with the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal recording 240 victims still housed at three relief centres in Tumpat and Pasir Mas on Sunday (Dec 8), compared to 2,268 people recorded the same morning.
There are still 197 evacuees from 79 families in two centres in Tumpat whereas there are 43 victims from 12 families in one centre in Pasir Mas.
In KEDAH, the total number of flood victims has decreased to 255 individuals from 65 families compared to 610 individuals from 172 families this morning, with all of them being housed at the Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sri Gunung relief centre in Kota Setar.
State Civil Defence Department deputy director Major (R) Muhammad Suhaimi Mohd Zain said three relief centres namely SK Simpang Tiga and SK Alor Janggus, both in Kota Setar, and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Indera Putera in Kubang Pasu, have been closed.
These centres were opened on Nov 29 and 30 Nov, and closed after all evacuees returned to their respective homes this morning and evening, he said.
Meanwhile, in JOHOR, the number of flood victims also decreased after five relief centres were closed on Sunday. Three of these centres were in Segamat and two in Tangkak, with the number of people still affected by the floods on Sunday being 229, compared to 408 the same morning.
The State Disaster Management Committee chairman Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani said eight relief centres are still operating, with seven in Segamat and one in Batu Pahat.
In PERAK, the committee’s secretariat said the number of flood victims on Sunday evening has decreased to 121 people from 42 families compared to 131 victims in the morning, in Kinta, Perak Tengah and Manjung.
A total of 82 victims from 28 families are still sheltered at two centres in Kinta whereas 34 victims from 11 families are still being housed in one centre in Perak Tengah and five victims from three families in Manjung.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) predicts that Perak Tengah and Kinta will be hit by storms and rain on Sunday night.
In MELAKA, the state disaster management committee reported that the Jasin district is still affected by floods, but the number of victims this afternoon had decreased to 17 people from five families compared to 92 people from 23 families this morning, with two relief centres still operating, namely SK Parit Penghulu and SK Seri Mendapat. - Bernama
