KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims at relief centres in Kelantan, Pahang and Sabah continued to increase this today, while in Terengganu, the number has slightly dropped with Johor seeing no change.
In Kelantan, the number of flood victims increased to 17,466 people, involving 5,510 families, as of 8 am today, compared to 15,994 victims (4,967 families) last night.
According to the Kelantan Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, all the victims are being accommodated at 89 relief centres in eight districts in the state, namely Pasir Mas, Tanah Merah, Jeli, Gua Musang, Kuala Krai, Machang, Pasir Puteh and Kota Bharu.
Pasir Mas has 35 relief centres with 12,939 victims from 4,284 families, Tanah Merah (13 relief centres with 1,183 victims involving 341 families), Jeli (one relief centre with 82 victims from 27 families), Gua Musang (three relief centres with 139 victims from 33 families), Kuala Krai (31 relief centres with 2,838 victims from 764 families) and Machang (four relief centres with 204 victims from 72 families).
Pasir Puteh and Kota Baru have one relief centre each with 39 victims (eight families) and 42 victims (11 families) respectively.
In Pahang, Kuantan is the latest district to be hit by floods, increasing the number of flood evacuees in the state to 398 people from 101 families at eight relief centres compared to 333 people (82 families) at six relief centres yesterday.
According to the Pahang Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, a total of 324 victims are at five relief centres in Raub, 47 flood victims at a relief centre in Kuantan and a relief centre each in Jerantut and Lipis with 18 and nine evacuees, respectively.
According to publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my, the water level at eight flood measuring stations has exceeded the danger level, namely in Jerantut involving Kuala Tahan, Sungai Tembeling at Kampung Bantai Seberang, Sungai Tembeling at Kampung Merting, while in Maran, it is at the Sungai Luit station in Kampung Subuh.
At the Rompin station, the water that has exceeded the danger level is recorded at Sungai Keratong in Jalan Kota Bahagia and Sungai Rompin at Jambatan Kuantan/Segamat, while in Pekan it is Sungai Pahang at Paloh Inai and Kuala Sungai Chini.
In Sabah, the number of flood victims increased this morning to 180 people from 46 families compared to 148 people from 39 families last night following the floods that hit Paitan and Sandakan districts, said the Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat.
According to the secretariat, six people from three families are at the SMK Pamol relief centre, the Rumah JPKK Cocos relief centre in Paitan (21 people from six families) and 153 people from 37 families at the Masjid Nur Iman relief centre in Sandakan.
"Data shows an increase (in evacuees) in Sandakan district while in Paitan, no change is expected today. There have been no reports of deaths due to the floods so far and the public is advised to always be careful," said the secretariat in a statement today.
In Terengganu, the number of evacuees at the relief centres has slightly dropped to 10,145 people (2,794 families at 8 am today, from 10,258 people (2,871 families) last night.
According to the Terengganu Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, a total of 3,208 victims from 946 families are still housed at 28 relief centres in Hulu Terengganu and temporary transfer centres, while in Dungun, 2,796 victims from 758 families are at 32 relief centres.
In Setiu a total of 1,781 victims from 511 families are at 25 relief centres and in Kemaman, there are 1,183 victims from 326 families at nine relief centres.
In Besut, a total of 881 evacuees, involving 179 families, are being accommodated at 13 relief centres, while in Marang, 133 victims from 34 families are at two relief centres.
In Kuala Terengganu, there are 150 victims from 37 families at three relief centres and in Kuala Nerus, there are two relief centres with 13 evacuees from three families.
According to https://publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my, as of 8.15 am today, the water at three main flood measuring stations is still at a dangerous level, namely Sungai Terengganu at Drawbridge, Kuala Terengganu; Kemaman River at Paya Paman Pump House, Kemaman and Dungun River at Jerangau Bridge, Dungun.
In Johor, the number of flood victims in Kampung Orang Asli Peta, Mersing remains at 83 people from 25 families at 8 am today.
Mersin Disaster Management Committee chairman Mohammed Shakib Ali said the victims are at a relief centre at the Endau Rompin National Park Complex.
– BERNAMA