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KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees in Terengganu increased on Monday (Dec 15) morning, while the situation in Sarawak is gradually improving, with numbers continuing to decline.
In TERENGGANU, evacuees have risen to 299 people from 78 families across two districts housed in temporary relief centres as of 9am, from 53 people (18 families) the night before.
According to the state disaster management committee decretariat, Kemaman is the latest district to be affected, with 108 people (20 families) placed at the Dewan Sivik Bukit Kuang centre, which opened at 9.10pm last night.
In Hulu Terengganu, 191 people (58 families) have relocated to four centres at Balairaya Kampung Pelandang, Balairaya Kampung Kemat, Masjid Kampung Peneh, and Kampung Lubok Periok.
Based on data from the publicinfobanjir website, the water level at the Sungai Besut station at Jambatan Keruak, Besut, has exceeded the danger mark.
Meanwhile, Sungai Kemaman at Jambatan Air Putih (F2), Kemaman, and Sungai Dungun at Kuala Jengai (F2), Dungun, have surpassed the warning level.
The number of flood and landslide evacuees in SARAWAK continues to decline, with only two relief centres still operating in Miri.
The state disaster management committee reported that as of 8am, 18 people (nine families) remain at the centres, down from 29 people (17 families) on Sunday (Dec 14) afternoon.
According to the committee, the number of evacuees at the SK Suai relief centre in Niah dropped to 10 (six families) from 21 (14 families).
Meanwhile, the Dewan Bulan Sabit Merah Miri centre is still housing four evacuees from two families, along with four people from one family affected by a landslide.
In a related development, several water level monitoring stations in Miri continue to record readings above the warning stage. For instance, at Long Teru, the river level was recorded at 8.52m, exceeding the danger mark of 8.0m, with a rising trend as of 8.15am.
In Marudi, the water level stands at 3.7m, exceeding the danger mark of 3.25m but holding steady. Over at Benawa, the water level was at 7.36m, surpassing the warning level of 7.0m but showing a decreasing trend.
For Batu Niah Bazaar, the water level was recorded at 3.17m, exceeding the alert level of 2.62m but also showing a decreasing trend.
Separately, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) issued a thunderstorm warning forecast today to hit Kedah, Penang, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Sabah, as well as Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, until 1pm.
Thunderstorms, heavy rain, and strong winds are also forecast for several areas in Kedah (Kuala Muda, Baling, Kulim, and Bandar Baharu); Penang; Perak (Kinta, Kampar, Batang Padang, Muallim); and Pahang (Raub and Bentong).
The same conditions are forecast for Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, as well as several areas in Negri Sembilan (Jelebu, Seremban, Kuala Pilah, Jempol, and Tampin).
The affected areas in Sabah include the West Coast (Ranau and Kota Belud), Sandakan (Telupid, Kinabatangan, Beluran, and Sandakan), and Kudat. – Bernama
