KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees at temporary relief centres in Selangor has remained unchanged, while there has been an increase in Kelantan and a decrease in Terengganu as of Monday (Nov 27) morning.
In KELANTAN, the total number of victims has risen to 718 people from 204 families as of 8am Monday, compared to 709 evacuees from 201 families on Sunday (Nov 26) night, according to the Social Welfare Department (JKM) Info Bencana portal. Four relief centres were opened, two each in Pasir Mas and Bachok.
In Pasir Mas, 232 victims from 79 families are sheltering at SK Tok Deh while 65 people from 19 families are still housed at the relief centre in Kedai Tanjong. In Bachok, a total of 67 evacuees from 16 families are still housed at SMK Beris Panchor while 354 victims from 90 families are still at SK Jelawat.
Terengganu has seen an improvement in the flood situation, with 225 evacuees from 49 families still placed at five relief centres in four districts as of 8am Monday, according to the Terengganu State Disaster Management Committee (JBPN). In Dungun, 50 evacuees from 10 families are still housed in two centres while in Setiu, only nine victims from two families remain at the centre in SK Kampung Rhu Sepuluh. The water levels of rivers at two main stations are at the alert and warning levels, respectively.
In SELANGOR, the number of flood victims as of 8am remained the same as last night, with 83 victims from 29 families in Kuala Selangor housed in two relief centres, with 47 victims in Balai Raya Rantau Panjang and 36 people in SK Sultan Abdul Aziz. The water level at Sungai Bernam in Kampung Sungai Selisek, Hulu Selangor, has exceeded the danger level at a height of 27.63m, although it showed a downward trend as of 8am.
Three rivers in Selangor are at alert levels, with Sungai Bernam in Jambatan SKC, Hulu Selangor reaching 18.27m; Sungai Langat at the Sungai Manggis Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) in Kuala Langat at 2.5m, with both rivers on the upward trend; while Sungai Selangor in Rantau Panjang, Kuala Selangor at 7.09m on the downward trend. – Bernama
