KUALA LUMPUR – The number of flood victims in Kelantan and Terengganu has increased following continuous rain in most areas in the two states.
Kuala Krai is the second district to be affected by the floods in Kelantan, with 90 victims evacuated to four relief centres as at 8am today.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana, 28 of the 90 evacuees are placed at Masjid Lama Keroh, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bedal (31), SK Chenulang (28) and aMasjid Abu Bakar Tanjong Kala (three).
In Tanah Merah, the number of flood victims has increased to 39 people, comprising 12 families, compared with 18 victims last night. Of the number, 12 are placed at SK Lawang, Sk Kelewek (15) and Padang Kijang Community Hall (12).
According to the Drainage and Irrigation Department’s (DID) website, as at 8am today, the water in Sg Golok in Rantau Panjang has exceeded the danger level (9m) at a reading of 9.01m and is rising. The level of the same river at the flood assessment point in Jenob, Tanah Merah, showed a reading of 22.88m, which is past the warning level of 22.5m.
Rantau Panjang Fire and Rescue Station chief Imran Ismail said the water level in Sg Golok is rising due to occasional heavy rain in the area.
The water levels of Sg Galas in Limau Kasturi, Gua Musang , and Sg Kelantan in Kusial, Tanah Merah, have risen to above alert levels at 56.97m (alert level is 56m) and 13.94m (alert level is 12m), respectively.
In TERENGGANU, the number of flood victims has increased to 275 people from 81 families as at 8am today, compared with 56 people from 16 families at 6pm yesterday.
The fourth wave of floods that started in Kemaman yesterday has spread to three more districts, namely Besut, Setiu and Dungun.
Terengganu Disaster Management Committee secretariat chief Che Adam A Rahman said eight temporary relief centres have been opened in the affected districts – four in Kemaman, two in Setiu and one each in Besut and Dungun.
“In Kemaman, the number of victims has increased to 203 people from 56 families, while in Setiu, there are 31 victims from 15 families.
“In Dungun, there are 23 victims from four families, while in Besut, there are 18 from six families,” he said, adding that intermittent rain is reported in some areas in the state.
DID, on its website, reported the water level of Sg Tebak at Jambatan Tebak, Kemaman, has risen to 19.20m, which is above the danger level of 18.5m, while the reading at Sg Nerus in Kampung Langkap, Setiu, is 21.53m, with a danger level of 21m.
The water levels in Sg Telemong in Kuala Ping, Hulu Terengganu and Sg Besut at Jambatan Keruak are also reported to have slightly exceeded the danger level. – Bernama, December 18, 2020
