Floods recede in Kelantan, number of evacuees drops in Pahang, Terengganu


KUALA LUMPUR: Kelantan has fully recovered from floods, while the number of evacuees at relief centres have dropped in Pahang and Terengganu.

In Kelantan, four relief centres in Kuala Krai were closed at 4pm on Saturday (Dec 20), while in Pahang, 7,004 evacuees from 2,373 families remain at 64 centres as of 4.30pm, compared to 11,166 people from 3,677  families at 68 centres on Saturday morning.

Kuantan has the highest number of evacuees, with 6,225 people at 42 centres, followed by Pekan (462 people, 10 centres), Jerantut (121 people, four centres), Temerloh (59 people, three centres), Bera (60 people, three centres), Rompin (42 people, one centre) and Maran (35 people, one centre), while floods have receded in Lipis with all evacuees allowed to return home.

Meanwhile, in Terengganu, 929 people from 245 families still remain at three relief centres in Kemaman as of 5pm, compared to 1,391 people from 369 families on Saturday morning.

Two relief centres in Dungun were closed at noon on Saturday after evacuees were allowed to return to their respective homes. — Bernama

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