Kuantan flood situation improves, evacuees down statewide

KUANTAN: The number of flood victims in Pahang continued to decline to 1,532 people sheltered at 14 temporary relief centres ( PPS) as of 5pm compared to 1,646 people recorded in the afternoon.

According to the Social Welfare Department’s Infobanjir portal, the flood situation in Kuantan has fully recovered and all 56 victims, housed at the Seri Damai Community Hall (29) and Kampung Pahang Community Hall ( 27) were allowed to return to their homes.

“The number of evacuees in Pekan has also dropped from 1,299 people this afternoon to 1,238 people this evening and all the evacuees are being housed at 10 relief centres,” according to the portal.

In Rompin, the number of flood victims remained at 294 people and sought shelter at four PPS namely at Kampung Pianggu Multipurpose Hall that sheltered 37 people, SK Tekek, Tioman (63), Leban Chondong Community Hall (67) and Setajam Balai Raya (127).

Meanwhile in Johor Bahru, the flood situation in the state has improved and the number of evacuees at 13 relief centres in three districts continued to decrease.

State Health, Environment, Education and Information Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said as of 5pm yesterday, 1,365 people from 373 families were still being housed in all 13 PPS compared to 1,374 people from 376 families in the afternoon.

The PPS were opened in Segamat, Mersing and Kota Tinggi districts, he said in a statement here yesterday.

In Segamat, four PPS housed 103 people from 22 families while in Mersing, eight PPS sheltered 1,230 people from 344 families and one centre in Kota Tinggi ( 32 people from seven families), he said. — Bernama