Floods predicted in Kelantan and Pahang until Wednesday

 Continuous heavy rain is expected to cause flooding in nine districts of Kelantan and three districts of Pahang.

The national flood forecasting centre said flooding is expected in the east coast after heavy continuous rain. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Continuous heavy rain is expected to cause floods in nine districts in Kelantan and three districts of Pahang until Wednesday.

The Kelantan districts are Kota Bharu, Tumpat, Bachok, Machang, Pasir Mas, Pasir Puteh, Tanah Merah, Kuala Krai and Jeli, while those in Pahang are Kuantan, Pekan and Rompin.

The warning from the national flood forecasting centre followed an alert of continuous rain issued by the meteorological department today.

Areas within the river basins of the Kelantan, Golok and Kemasin rivers are most likely to suffer flooding.

Among the locations in Kuantan are areas in the river basins of the Kuantan, Lembing, Kenau, Beserah, Belat and Soi rivers, and the basins of the Bebar, Miang, Pahang and Mercung rivers in Pekan. In Rompin, the areas are the basins of the Endau, Rompin and Pontian Pahang rivers. - FMT