KELANTAN saw more flood victims tonight while Terengganu had fewer.
In KELANTAN, heavy rains since yesterday led to flooding in several areas, causing a rise in the number of evacuees to 795 people from 235 families as of 8pm tonight, compared to 317 from 101 families this morning.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal, all the evacuees are sheltering in four relief centres in Pasir Mas, Bachok and Kota Baru.
Kota Baru is the latest district to be hit by floods, which prompted the opening of a relief centre at SK Sering to accommodate 177 victims from 52 families.
In Pasir Mas district, 227 people from 78 families are being housed at SK Gual To’Deh.
In TERENGGANU, only a family of three remain at a relief centre in Kuala Terengganu district as of 8pm.
The Terengganu State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat says the 17 victims who were at the SK Atas Tol relief centre were allowed to return home at 6pm today. – Bernama, November 30, 2023.
