1,692 evacuated as Terengganu floods worsen

KUALA LUMPUR – Floods have worsened in Terengganu, requiring the evacuation of 1,692 people from 424 families as of 8am today, up from 698 people from 201 families at 4pm yesterday.

The evacuees are being housed at 13 relief centres in Kemaman, Dungun, Kuala Nerus, Kuala Terengganu and Setiu.

State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat head Lt Col Che Adam A. Rahman said the most-affected district was Kemaman with the highest number of evacuees at 1,310 from 313 families, compared with 279 from 79 families yesterday evening.

In Kemaman, five new relief centres were opened yesterday evening at Masjid Kg Dadong, Surau Haji Othman, the Felda Seberang Tayor hall, Masjid Kg Batu 16 Tebak and the Batu 14 community hall.

In Kelantan, as at 10am, the level of Sg Golok in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, was 9.02m, slightly above the danger level of 9m, following incessant rain since yesterday.

Rantau Panjang fire station chief Imran Ismail said several low-lying areas in Rantau Panjang, including Kg Kusar, Kg Lanchang, Kg Bongor and Kg Terusan, have been flooded to a depth of 0.4m.

"So far, no residents have evacuated. We advised those in low-lying areas and near riverbanks to stay prepared for the possibility of floods striking the district if heavy rains continue,” he said.

According to InfoBencana, as at 8am, no flood relief centres have opened in the state, although the weather in Kelantan was cloudy this morning with occasional rain in some areas.

In Perak, 187 people from 46 families remained at three relief centres in Kerian, Manjung and Hilir Perak as at 8am.

Perak Flood Management Committee Secretariat spokesman said a relief centre at SK Changkat Lobak, Bagan Serai, was accommodating 87 people, SK Kayan (30) and the Teluk Intan Municipal Council hall (70).

"The weather in most places, like Ipoh city, is good this morning, so we are waiting for the floodwaters to recede."

In Melaka, the situation in flood-hit areas improved, with the number of evacuees at relief centres dropping to 18 from 48. – Bernama, November 28, 2020