More than 32,000 flee floods in 5 states

 

Kuala Nerus was the latest and last of Terengganu’s eight districts to be affected, with 302 people seeking shelter at relief centres.

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 32,500 people have been evacuated in five states in the Peninsula as the annual monsoonal floods in Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang worsened today.

The number of evacuees rose slightly in Perak while it remained unchanged in Johor from this morning.

The highest number of people evacuated was in Terengganu, where 19,601 from 5,700 families were moved to relief centres.

Heavy rain has been reported in many areas and the water levels of 16 of the 25 major rivers in the state have breached the danger point, including Sungai Berang in Hulu Terengganu and Sungai Besut in Besut.

Kuala Nerus was the latest and last of the state’s eight districts to be affected, with 302 people having to move to relief centres.

Hulu Terengganu was worst-affected, with 5,726 people taking shelter at 50 relief centres. Other badly-affected districts were Besut (5,067 people), Kemaman (3,565), Setiu (3,172), Dungun (1,083), Kuala Terengganu (382) and Marang (304).

In Kelantan, more than 12,100 people from 3,300 families had been evacuated by this evening, with 95 relief centres opened in Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Bachok, Tanah Merah, Pasir Puteh, Kuala Krai, Machang and Jeli.

The water levels of 11 major rivers had surpassed the danger point. The rivers include Sungai Lebir in Kuala Krai (39.92m), Sungai Golok at Kampung Jenob, Tanah Merah (25.10m) and Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas (10.74m). - FMT