Evacuees due to rising floods
> Pahang sees biggest increase with 6,979, up from 5,912
KUALA LUMPUR: Pahang saw the biggest rise in number of evacuees due to floods as at noon yesterday with 6,979 evacuees placed in 96 relief centres across the state, up from 5,912 yesterday morning.
The 96 relief centres in Pahang were opened in nine affected districts, namely Lipis, Kuantan, Rompin, Maran, Jerantut, Pekan, Raub, Temerloh and Bera.
Besides Pahang, the number of flood victims in Perak has also increased, while in Johor, Kelantan and Selangor, there was a slight decline.
The number of of victims in Sabah, Sarawak and Negri Sembilan has not changed much.
In Terengganu, the situation has fully recovered with the only relief centre in Dungun closing at 1pm.
With the latest development, the total number of evacuees housed at 190 relief centres across the country at noon yesterday has risen to 16,592, compared to 15,262 on Wednesday night.
The number of victims in Perak rose to 576 as of noon, compared to 569 yesterday morning. They were placed in seven relief centres in the districts of Kinta, Larut Matang, Selama, Manjung and Hilir Perak.
In Johor, the number of evacuees in five districts dropped slightly to 8,120, compared to 8,130 yesterday morning. They were placed at 71 relief centres.
The number of evacuees in Kelantan dropped to 352 as of noon yesterday from 361 yesterday morning. Nine relief centres were still open for victims from Gua Musang, Pasir Puteh, Kuala Krai and Tanah Merah.
In Selangor, the number of victims in three relief centres in Sabak Bernam had also dropped to 362 compared to 364 yesterday morning. – Bernama