Number of flood evacuees rises in two states

KUALA LUMPUR: The second wave of floods has forced more people out of their homes in Terengganu and Kelantan while the number of evacuees in Selangor dropped further as the situation continues to improve there.

In Terengganu, the number of evacuees rose to 1,182 from 299 families as at 8am yesterday from 330 from 109 families on Friday night.

The state Disaster Management Committee secretariat said Kemaman and Dungun districts were the latest to be struck by floods after Hulu Terengganu and Setiu since Thursday, BK reported.

In Hulu Terengganu, 433 people from 135 families were being housed at eight relief centres.

In Kemaman, 193 evacuees from 43 families were taking shelter at SK Kampung Baru Kerteh, Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Labohan and SK Kemasik while in Setiu, a family of five has put up at Kampung Besut relief centre.

The publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my portal reported that the levels of Sungai Telemong in Kuala Ping of Hulu Terengganu, Sungai Nerus in Kampung Langkap and Sungai Chalok in Chalok Bridge of Setiu were at the danger points.

Four more stations – Sungai Setiu at Kampung Besut, Permaisuri Bridge in Setiu, Sungai Marang at Pengkalan Berangan Bridge in Marang and Sungai Tumpat at Kampung Baru Kemasik in Kemaman – were at warning points.

In Kelantan, the number of flood evacuees rose to 1,350 from 368 families as at 8am yesterday, compared to 1,033 from 289 families on Friday night.

According to the Social Welfare Department’s flood information portal, the evacuees from Kuala Krai, Tanah Merah, Pasir Mas and Machang were being accommodated at 21 relief centres.

In Selangor, the number of flood evacuees decreased to 78 from 26 families as at 9am yesterday with all of them taking shelter at SK Jaya Setia and Parit Mahang community hall in Kuala Selangor.

The level of Sungai Klang in Selat Muara is at the danger point was at 8am yesterday.