Johor floods worsen, number of victims triple to 1,000

 

The flood situation in Johor worsened throughout the day, after initially forcing 330 people to relocate to relief centres. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: The flood situation in Johor has worsened throughout the day, with the number of people forced to evacuate their homes tripling to more than a thousand as of 8pm tonight.

The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) said 1,024 flood victims have been evacuated to 13 relief centres, according to Bernama.

This is a three-fold increase compared to the 330 people relocated to relief centres as of 2pm earlier today.

Earlier, Bernama reported that four districts — Kluang, Mersing, Johor Bahru and Kota Tinggi — were hit by floods after heavy uninterrupted rain since last night.

The floods have led to road closures in several areas across the state. - FMT