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> Number of evacuees increases in Perak, Kelantan and Terengganu
IPOH: The number of flood evacuees in Perak rose to 88 yesterday from 74 the previous night, said a spokesman of the Perak Disaster Management Secretariat.
He said 38 people from nine families were moved out of their homes in Kampung Pengkalan Ara near Sungai Manik to Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Ara.
Fifty people from 13 families in Kampung Padang Serai were evacuated to Sekolah Rendah Agama Rakyat in Kampung Padang Serai, he added.
The spokesman said the floodwaters in Kampung Padang Serai had risen to between 0.5m and 1.4m this morning and in Kampung Pengkalan Ara, up to one metre. The sky was also overcast, he added.
“The floods were caused by incessant heavy rain, and the floodwaters were stagnant,” he said, adding that the drainage had to be improved.
In Kota Baru, the number of flood victims in Kelantan rose to 75 people yesterday from 45 on Saturday night, according to the portal of the state government.
It said 29 people from seven families were evacuated from Kampung Tiong here to a relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tiong Saturday night.
Twenty-six evacuees were being housed at SK Wakaf Raja in Pasir Puteh and 19 at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Jelawat and SMK Beris Panchor in Bachok respectively. The portal said the level of the Kelantan river in some areas had dropped to normal yesterday.
Meanwhile, flood victims at the relief centre in Kampung Cacar Baru community hall near Paka in Dungun, Kuala Terengganu have yet to return to their homes as flood waters have not receded completely.
Terengganu Welfare Department acting director Rusmi Mahmood said the Department of Drainage and Irrigation was currently carrying out cleaning work in the homes of five affected families to drain out the flood water.
“The cleaning work is expected to be completed by this afternoon and all 20 flood victims will be allowed to go home after their houses are safe to be occupied,” he said. – Bernama