Situation improving in Kelantan but not Terengganu

The flood situation in Kelantan is reported to be improving, while a slight increase in the number of evacuees is reported in Terengganu.

In Kelantan, the number of evacuees has dropped to 11,436 involving 4,442 families from 12,269 people (4,684 families) on Wednesday.

According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana, 30 flood relief centres are still in operation in four districts, namely Pasir Mas with 8,117 evacuees (3,288 families), Tumpat (3,183 evacuees from 1,120 families), Pasir Puteh (80 evacuees from 15 families) and Kuala Krai (56 evacuees from 19 families).

The Kelantan government’s ebanjir showed that the floodwaters in Sungai Golok at Rantau Panjang in Pasir Mas, and at Kuala Jambu, Tumpat, were still above the danger level.

The weather in the state was fine with no main roads closed due to the flood, which has so far claimed three lives, the latest being 51-year-old single father, Zulkapli Yaakub, who was electrocuted while wading through floodwaters in Kampung Tasek Permai, Pasir Mas, on Wednesday.

In Terengganu, the number of flood victims at the eight relief centres increased to 1,047 people (269 families) from 899 people (235 families) recorded on Wednesday.

According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana, 616 of the flood victims (161 families) are in Kuala Nerus, Setiu (37 people from eight families), and Kuala Terengganu (394 people from 100 families).

The weather in the state was also reported to be fine.

In Johor, the number of flood evacuees remained at 21 and they were being accommodated at a relief centre at Sekolah Agama Seri Comel in Parit Sulong, Batu Pahat.

State Local Government, Urban Well-being and Environment Committee chairman Tan Chen Choon said 16 of the evacuees were from Kampung Parit Betong while the other five evacuees were a family from Kampung Parit Abdul Rahman. — Bernama