Number of flood victims in Kelantan drops
KOTA BHARU: The number of flood victims in Kelantan has dropped to 10,985 people as of 4pm yesterday compared to 12,493 victims at 1pm.
All the victims were housed at 52 temporary relief centres in six districts, namely, Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Tanah Merah, Pasir Puteh and Gua Musang.
The Welfare Department flood info application inforbanjir said Pasir Mas topped the number of flood victims at 6,987 from 2,919 families at 31 centres, followed by Tumpat with 3,611 victims from 1,281 families at eight centres.
In addition, 133 victims (34 families) were at two centres in Kota Bharu, 121 victims (30 families) at three centres in Pasir Puteh, 77 victims (18 families) at six centres in Gua Musang and 56 victims (15 families) at two centres in Tanah Merah.
The Drainage and Irrigation Department infobanjir.water. gov.my portal reported that the water level at Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang rose slightly to 10.35 metres at 4pm yesterday compared to 10.34 metres at 12noon yesterday. Its danger level is nine metres. The level of Sungai Golok in Kuala Jambu, Tumpat dropped to 3.50 metres compared to 3.52 metres during the same period. The danger level is 2.50 metres. Meanwhile, the Kelantan eBanjir portal, ebanjir.kelantan. gov.my reported that no main roads were closed to vehicles as of 4pm yesterday.
The weather is cloudy with occasional rain.
In Perak, the number of flood victims has gone down to 568 people from 134 families at noon compared to 858 people from 190 families yesterday morning.
According to the Perak Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, a temporary relief centre in Kampung Jawa Sungai Nyior Trong, Taiping had been closed at 9.40am.
However, seven centres were still operational in the districts of Manjung and Muallim in the state.
The Manjung district still recorded the most victims at 561 people, of whom 169 people were housed at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sungai Batu, Pantai Remis.
Meanwhile, 161 people were still at Sekolah Agama Tebuk Yan, SK Nakhoda Taib Segari (111), Dewan Orang Ramai Batu 8 Segari (66), SK Dato Ishak (32) and 22 more at SK Muhammad Saman.
Meanwhile, only one relief centre was still open in the Muallim district, namely, at Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Sungai Muda which still had seven victims from one family. — Bernama