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KUALA TERENGGANU: The number of flood victims in Terengganu rose to 1,479 people from 372 families as of yesterday compared with 1,148 (293 families) at 8pm on Saturday.

According to the Info Banjir portal, the highest number of flood victims was recorded in Kuala Nerus, with 824 people from 188 families who are at four relief centres, compared with 478 victims (104 families) on Saturday night.

Most of the victims were placed at SK Kompleks Gong Badak (659), followed by SK Tok Jiring (81), SK Bukit Gasing (59) and SK Bukit Nenas (25).

Malaysian Civil Defence Force Terengganu director Lt Col (PA) Che Adam A. Rahman said that the sharp rise in the number of victims in Kuala Nerus was due to the high tide phenomenon, where water could not flow back to the sea fast enough, causing many housing areas to be flooded.

“However, the situation is expected to improve throughout the day,” he said.

The number of victims in Marang (497 from 142 families) and Dungun (45 from 11 families) was unchanged, while Kuala Terengganu saw a slight increase to 81 victims from 24 families compared with 65 from 20 families on Saturday night.

In KOTA BARU, the number of flood victims in Kelantan as of yesterday afternoon was 10,292 compared with 10,608 at 8 am yesterday.

Pasir Mas still had the highest number with 6,355 comprising 2,834 families, who are staying at 21 centres, followed by Tumpat with 3,717 (1,324 families), at eight centres.

In Pasir Puteh, 121 people from 30 families are sheltered at three centres while in Kota Baru, 99 people from 23 families are staying at two centres.

According to the Drainage and Irrigation Department the water level in Sungai Golok, Rantau Panjang as at 1 pm, was 10.2m and lower than 10.25m recorded at 7am. The danger level is nine metres.

The water level in Sungai Golok, Kuala Jambu, Tumpat has also gone down to 3.42m, from 3.46m. The danger level is 2.5m. – Bernama theSun