KUALA LUMPUR – The number of flood victims on the East Coast of the Peninsula saw a sharp decline, with about 5,000 evacuees still at temporary relief centres as of 5 pm, compared to over 9,000 this morning.
In Terengganu, 4,139 people from 991 families remained at relief centres, down from 7,780 people (1,822 families) reported at 8 am.
The state’s Disaster Management Committee Secretariat chief Lt Col (PA) Che Adam A Rahman said the sunny weather throughout the day had allowed flood victims to return home in stages.
He said currently only two districts remained affected, namely Kemaman and Dungun, with 27 relief centres still in operation, housing a total of 4,139 victims.
According to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage via its portal at http://infobanjir.water.gov.my, two rivers in the state still recorded water-levels above the danger zone as of 4 pm, namely Sungai Kemaman in Kampung Paman, Kemaman (5.2m), and Sungai Dungun at the Jerangau Bridge, Dungun (12.79m).
In Kelantan, the number of flood victims decreased slightly to 1,156 people, compared to 1,382 reported in the morning.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s (SWD) ‘Info Bencana’ application, Pasir Mas remained as the area with the highest number of evacuees, namely 1,010 people from 377 families housed in 12 relief centres.
Two relief centres remain open in Tanah Merah (79 victims) and one in Kuala Krai (67 victims).
According to the Info Banjir portal, only Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang remains above the danger level.
The flood situation in Pahang has vastly improved after evacuees at two temporary relief centres (PPS) in this district and Jerantut were allowed to return home today.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana, the Sungai Ular Public Hall PPS here, closed at 11.30 am after 25 victims from four families there returned home.
Also, all 13 victims from two families seeking shelter at SK Kuala Teh in Jerantut, about 110 kilometres from here were allowed to return.
Meanwhile, the Department of Irrigation and Drainage through the portal http://infobanjir.water.gov.my, as of 3.40 pm, reported that Sungai Pahang in Lubuk Paku, Maran is at the alert level while Sungai Pahang in Sungai Yap, Jerantut and Sungai Lepar here were at the warning level
Four other rivers at the alert level were Sungai Tembeling in Kuala Tahan, Jerantut; Sungai Pahang in Lubuk Pasu, Temerloh; and Sungai Belat and Sungai Kuantan here.
