KUALA LUMPUR – The flood situation in several states worsened this morning with more people displaced by floods, though the situation improved in Terengganu.
In Perak, continuous rain since midday yesterday until midnight caused several areas in the Kinta district to be inundated, forcing 27 victims to be evacuated to the temporary relief shelter (PPS) at Dewan Awam Hock Aun.
A Perak Fire and Rescue Department spokesman also said in a statement that in Hilir Perak, floods hit several villages in Changkat Jong, Teluk Intan causing 76 people to be moved to the PPS at Dewan Majlis Perbandaran Teluk Intan.
According to the state’s Welfare Department disaster information app, a PPS was also opened in Larut, Matang and Selama district yesterday that is sheltering 27 victims from seven families at Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Bendang Luas, Ijok.
In Melaka, despite PPS SK Parit Gantong in Jasin closing at 3.30 pm yesterday, it was reopened at 8 pm after several houses were hit by floods when Sungai Teluk Rimba overflowed.
Melaka Civil Defence Force director Lt-Col Effendy Ali said 19 people from four families were moved to the shelter.
In Bintulu, Sarawak, the number of flood evacuees rose to 364 people this morning after 227 more victims were moved to two PPS, compared to 137 people last night.
The state Disaster Management Committee secretariat said 200 victims were at the PPS in Stadium Muhibbah and 164 at PPS Dewan Suarah Bintulu.
However, the flood situation in Terengganu which entered its sixth day today has started to improve with the number of evacuees dropping to 1,041 people this morning, compared to 1,483 people yesterday evening.
State Disaster Management Committee secretariat head Lt-Col Che Adam A Rahman three PPS in Kemaman were closed, leaving 12 PPS still in operation namely in Kemaman, Dungun and Marang.
"In Kemaman there are still 897 people in PPS, Dungun 130 while in Marang the number has not changed, that is 14 people,” he said in a statement. – Bernama, November 29, 2020
