Malaysia

Over 45,000 remain at flood relief centres in three states

Evacuee numbers rise again in Johor to 44,937 as eight rivers in state still exceed danger level

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 11 Mar 2023 11:21AM

Over 45,000 remain at flood relief centres in three states
The Johor Disaster Management Committee in a statement says 12,730 families are still housed at 172 flood relief centres in five districts as of 8am today. – Bernama pic, March 11, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – A total of 45,489 people still remain at flood relief centres in three states as at 8am today, with Johor still having the highest number of evacuees.

In Johor, the number of flood evacuees increased again to 44,937 this morning, compared to 43,667 recorded at 8pm yesterday.

The State Disaster Management Committee in a statement said 12,730 families were still housed at 172 relief centres in five districts.

Batu Pahat remained the worst-affected district with 39,737 evacuees, followed by Muar (2,785), Tangkak (1,662), Segamat (706), and Mersing (47).

Eight rivers still exceed the danger level, including Sg Batu Pahat at the Bekok Dam (Batu Pahat) at 19.70m; Sg Muar in Bukit Kepong (Muar) at 4.33m, and Sg Senggarang in Senggarang (Batu Pahat) at 3.53m. 

In Melaka, the number of evacuees at five relief centres in Jasin this morning had dropped to 380 (99 families) from 438 (115 families) last night.

A total of 25 evacuees were placed at SK Seri Mendapat, 122 at SK Parit Penghulu, 30 at SK Parit Gantong, 36 at SK Sg Rambai, and 167 at SK Batu Gajah.

In Pahang, the number of flood evacuees in Rompin remained unchanged from the 172 (61 families) last night with 62 of them staying at SK Kg Aur and another 110 at SK Leban Chondong. – Bernama, March 11, 2023

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