KUALA LUMPUR: Penang and Perak have become the latest states affected by floods, while the number of victims at temporary relief centres in Kelantan, Kedah, and Perlis continued to rise as of 8pm Sunday (Nov 23).
However, the flood situation in Terengganu has seen a decrease in evacuees on Sunday night as some victims have returned home due to improving conditions.
In PENANG, 128 victims from 30 families in Permatang Berangan, Tasek Gelugor, have been placed at two centres opened this afternoon - Kampung Desa Puri (115 victims from 28 families) and SK Pengkalan Jaya (13 victims from two families).
Tasek Gelugor Fire and Rescue station chief Mohd Yazi Taib reported that heavy rain and overflow from Sungai Jadak caused flooding in Kampung Desa Puri and Kampung Simpang Tiga Tasek Gelugor.
In PERAK, two centres have opened, one each in Batang Padang and Perak Tengah, and the number of flood victims is yet to be determined.
Batang Padang district disaster management committee chairman Ahmad Redhauddin Ahmad Shokori noted that as of 8.10pm Sunday, five families were at the Kampung Klah Baru Multipurpose Hall in Sungkai.
Meanwhile, Perak Tengah District Officer and disaster management committee chairman, Mohd Zaki Abdul Rahman, said a centre at SK Simpang Tiga in Parit opened at 7.15pm.
"A report on the number of affected families and victims will follow soon," he said.
In KELANTAN, the number of flood victims surged to 7,830 from 2,888 families tonight, compared to 2,047 victims on Sunday afternoon. They are housed in 31 centres across four affected districts: Kota Baru, Tumpat, Bachok, and Pasir Puteh.
According to the Irrigation and Drainage Department's Public Infobanjir site, the water level of Sungai Melor at Jambatan Melor, Bachok reached 7.59m, exceeding the alert level of 7m.
In KEDAH, the number of flood victims rose to 404 from 122 families as of 8pm, compared to 356 victims from 106 families this afternoon.
The Kedah state disaster management committee stated that all victims from the Kulim district are placed at three centres: Masjid Al-Muhtadin Sungai Seluang, Surau KEDA Naga Lilit, and SK Permatang Tok Dik.
Meanwhile, PERLIS recorded 114 victims (35 families) placed at three centres: SK Felda Mata Ayer, SK Lubuk Sireh, and Dewan Semai Bakti Felda Mata Air in Padang Besar.
According to the state Social Welfare Department's (JKM) Info Bencana Banjir, the victims include 40 adult men, 35 adult women, 20 boys, 17 girls, and two infants (one boy and one girl).
In TERENGGANU, the number of flood victims decreased from 531 (146 families) this afternoon to 359 (106 families) as of 8pm in the Besut district, with two centres operating since this morning: SK Kuala Besut and SK Pulau Perhentian. – Bernama
