Malaysia

East coast floods: number of evacuees rises to 71,954 victims

444 temporary shelters open in five states, Terengganu, Kelantan hardest hit

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 21 Dec 2022 9:33AM

East coast floods: number of evacuees rises to 71,954 victims
According to reports, as of 9am today, Terengganu has at least 300 temporary shelters opened and 40,839 evacuees, while 30,792 people are in 300 shelters in Kelantan. – Korporat JBPM Facebook pic, December 21, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 71,954 victims have been evacuated to some 444 temporary shelters (PPS) in five states as a result of the floods that devastated the east coast.

The majority of the victims are in Kelantan and Terengganu, according to the information found on the Info Bencana Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat website.

As of 9am today, Terengganu has at least 300 PPS opened and 40,839 evacuees.

Of the total victims in the state, 1,287 are babies, 208 are disabled and 1,657 are senior citizens.

Meanwhile, 30,792 people are in 300 shelters in Kelantan, of which 1,010 are babies, 128 disabled and 1,120 are senior citizens.

The public can find flood information and updates on the Info Bencana Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat website. – Info Bencana JKM pic, December 21, 2022
The public can find flood information and updates on the Info Bencana Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat website. – Info Bencana JKM pic, December 21, 2022

In Pahang, three shelters were opened and 221 people evacuated, followed by two shelters in Perak with 54 victims and two PPS in Johor housing 48 evacuees.

Last night, the total number of flood evacuees in five states stood at 71,208 compared to 66,718 in the evening, with Terengganu and Kelantan the hardest hit. 

At 6am today, the Public Works Department reported 134 incidents nationwide, of which 108 were floods, 16 landslides, 5 sunken roads, 3 broken/collapsed bridges and two collapsed roads. 

The majority of the incidents took place in Terengganu (71) and Kelantan (46). – The Vibes, December 21, 2022

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