KUALA LUMPUR – The situation in flood-hit areas in Melaka and Johor has improved further with a drop in the number of evacuees this morning while that Pahang is unchanged.
In Johor, the number of flood victims continued to drop to 3,161 people (from 913 families) at 8am, compared with 3,441 people yesterday evening.
State Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said four districts are still affected by floods with 40 relief centres (PPS) in operation, with Segamat having the highest number of evacuees at 1,246 people, followed by Muar (1,107), Tangkak (678) and Batu Pahat (130).
“Seven PPS have been closed in Segamat, namely, Balairaya SK Mensudut Lama, Bukit Limau Manis, Kg Chodan, Dewan Serbaguna Kg Paya Besar, SMK Gemereh, Surau Al-Muhtadeen and Dewan Serbaguna Taman Sri Alam 2,” he said in a statement today.
He said five rivers are still at the danger level – Sg Muar in Buloh Kasap, Segamat; Sg Pagoh in Kg Olak Sepam; Sg Muar in Panchor; Sg Muar in Liang Batu, and Sg Muar in Bukit Kepong, all in Muar.
In Melaka, state Civil Defence Force director Lt-Col Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said the number of flood victims has dropped to 258 people (from 72 families) this morning, all housed at three PPS in Jasin.
In Pahang, the number of flood victims this morning was at 141 across four PPS in three districts, the same as last night, said the state Disaster Management Committee secretariat.
Pekan has the highest number of evacuees at 66 – victims of the monsoon flooding that began in mid-December, followed by Rompin (40) and Maran (35), which were hit by the second wave of floods on January 1.
The Meteorological Department has forecasted no rain in the three districts today. – Bernama, January 10, 2022
