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20,000 flood evacuees in 5 states

Number drops in Johor and Terengganu, rises in Pahang, Perak and Kelantan

Updated 5 years ago · Published on 04 Jan 2021 4:49PM

20,000 flood evacuees in 5 states
Pahang has the highest number of evacuees at 10,739. – Bernama pic, January 4, 2021

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 19,591 people are at evacuation centres in five flood-hit states in the peninsula as of 1pm, according to the Welfare Department.

While the number of evacuees dropped slightly in Johor and Terengganu, it rose in Pahang, Perak and Kelantan.

Pahang had the highest number of evacuees at 10,739, who are being accommodated at 201 evacuation or relief centres in nine districts, of which Kuantan is the worst affected with 3,276 evacuees.

Maran district had 1,895 evacuees at relief centres, Raub (1,493), Jerantut (1,259) Lipis (1,119), Rompin (742), Temerloh (605), Bentong (215) and Pekan (135).

Several rivers in Pahang have breached the danger level, among them Sg Jelai in Jeram Bungor and Kuala Medang, Lipis; Sg Tembeling in Kuala Tahan; Sg Pahang and Sg Yap in Jerantut; and, Sg Kuantan in Pasir Kemudi and Pintasan Kuantan, as well as Sg Lepar at Jambatan Gelugor, all in Kuantan; Sg Lipis in Batu Malim, Raub and Sg Chini and Sg Pahang in Paloh Hinai, Pekan. – Bernama, January 4, 2021

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