The number of flood evacuees in Kelantan and Sabah tonight recorded a drop, with Sarawak reporting a slight increase, while the situation in Terengganu and Perak remained unchanged.
The number of residents in Sabah coastal areas who were evacuated to temporary relief centres due to high tide was reported to have decreased.
In Kelantan, the numbers dipped to 1,235 evacuees (from 428 families) last night, compared with 1,511 people (from 515 families) reported in the afternoon.
The Kelantan Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said in a statement that all evacuees were placed at five relief centres in the Pasir Mas and Tumpat districts.
In Sabah, the number of people evacuated in Kota Belud has dropped to 135 people (from 56 families) tonight compared with 139 people (57 families) reported earlier.
The relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pekan hall currently housed 62 people (26 families), while 73 people from 30 families are placed at the Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Chung Hwa hall.
Meanwhile, the number of evacuees along the coastal areas has dropped to 1,454 people (from 299 families) tonight compared with 1,506 people (314 families) recorded earlier.
The Dewan Muhibbah Sembulan relief centre in Kota Kinabalu was closed tonight, while 686 evacuees (from 122 families) were transferred to a centre in Sandakan, and 768 people (from 177 families) were moved to six relief centres in Pitas.
In Sarawak, the Kampung Lutong relief centre in Sebuyau was opened late this afternoon following continuous rain since Friday, according to JPBN Sarawak.
This brings the number of relief centres operating in the state to two and a total of 91 people have been evacuated as of 7pm.
Another relief centre in operation is at the Kampung Rimba Padi multipurpose hall in Serian.
In Terengganu, the flood situation remained unchanged, with 138 people still housed at two relief centres.
The state disaster management secretariat said Besut is the only district still affected, with two relief centres still operating, namely the Masjid Kampung La (126 people) and Kg Pantai (12 people).
In Perak, the situation remained unchanged as of 8pm with 62 people (from 14 families) taking shelter at a relief centre as the flood water has not receded.
The Perak disaster management secretariat said the relief centre at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Abd Rahman Talib in Hilir Perak is the only one currently operating.
The secretariat said the weather conditions were good and all evacuees will be allowed to return home once the situation is safe.
- Bernama
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