KUALA LUMPUR – The number of flood victims seeking shelter at flood relief centres (PPS) in Johor, Pahang, Negri Sembilan, Melaka, and Sabah recorded a decline this morning, while in Selangor and Terengganu the situation remains unchanged.
In Johor, the number of flood victims in the seven affected districts dropped to 5,399 people from 1,430 families as at 8am, compared to 5,923 from 1,585 families last night.
Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said in a statement that this was following the closure of two PPS in Segamat, namely at SK Tenang and Dewan Serbaguna MDL Kg Paya Merah.
However, he said, one more PPS was activated, namely at Kompleks JKKK Kg Jawa, Muar, bringing the total number of PPS opened in the state to 81.
“Segamat had the highest number of evacuees with 3,804 people, followed by Tangkak (598), Mersing (470), Muar (161), Kota Tinggi (131), Kluang (124), and Batu Pahat (111),” he said.
Vidyananthan said the water at three rivers remains at the danger level, namely in Sg Muar in Kg Awat, Buloh Kasap in Segamat, and Sg Kesang in Kg Seri Maamor near Tangkak.
In Pahang, the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported that a total of 1,846 flood victims were still at 32 PPS this morning, involving the districts of Raub, Jerantut, Temerloh, Bera, Maran, Kuantan, Pekan, and Rompin.
A total of 21 roads have been closed due to floods, including Jalan Pekan Sehari Kg Awah in Maran, Jalan Triang 1 (Bera), Jalan Air Hitam (Kuantan), Jalan Kota Gelanggi (Jerantut), Jalan Belimbing-Seri Makmur (Pekan), and Jalan Ibam-Kg Aur (Rompin).
The Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) said on its website that water levels at three rivers have exceeded the danger level, namely in Sg Bera and Sg Serting in Bera and Sg Pahang in Kuala Sg Chini, Pekan.
In Negri Sembilan, the latest data through the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana app showed that the number of flood victims in relief centres fell to 1,488 individuals from 396 families this morning, compared to 1,628 individuals involving 448 families last night.
In Melaka, the number of flood victims had decreased to 1,256 people from 324 families as at 8am, compared to 1,771 people from 472 families last night.
State Civil Defence Force director Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said in a statement that all of the victims were from 14 areas in Alor Gajah, nine in Melaka Tengah, and 14 more in Jasin.
In Sabah, the number of evacuees dropped to 3,385 people (1,329 families) this morning from 3,365 people (1,331 families) last night.
The State Disaster Management Secretariat said in a statement that all the flood victims were housed at 30 PPS in six districts in the northern part and east coast of the state.
Kota Marudu had the most evacuees with 2,668 people from 1,120 families at 14 PPS, followed by Pitas (319 people, 120 families, four PPS), Telupid (216 people, 49 families, seven PPS), Sandakan (45 people, seven families, one PPS), Beluran (38 people, 10 families, one PPS), and Paitan (99 people, 23 families, three PPS).
An aerial survey today found that floodwaters have also begun to recede in some areas in Kota Marudu and the weather is favourable.
In Selangor, the InfoBencana app said that the number of evacuees remained unchanged at 40 people in the Kuala Langat district, and they are placed at Dewan Orang Ramai Kg Kelanang (25 people) and Balai Raya Majlis Pengurusan Komuniti Kg Banting (15 people).
In Terengganu, the number of evacuees remained at 19 people from five families at two centres in Kemaman this morning, according to the State Disaster Management Secretariat.
Nine people from three families are being housed at SK Lembah Jabor while 10 people from two families are placed at SMK Geliga.
DID through its portal reported that only Sg Nerus in Kg Langkap, Setiu was still above the danger level this morning. – Bernama, January 5, 2022
