THE number of flood victims in Johor and Malacca continued to decline as of this morning.

Johor has 1,227 people at 26 relief centres as at 8am, compared with 2,154 yesterday.

Johor health and environment committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said four districts were still affected by the floods, with Muar recording the highest number of victims at 547, followed by Segamat (417), Tangkak (182) and Batu Pahat (81).

He said only Sungai Muar station in Bukit Kepong, Muar, recorded danger levels, while the Sungai Muar station at Buloh Kasap, Segamat, recorded caution levels.

The weather in Mersing is reported cloudy, while in nine other districts, namely Johor Baru, Muar, Batu Pahat, Segamat, Pontian, Kluang, Kota Tinggi, Tangkak and Kulai, the weather is clear.

In Malacca, state Malaysian Civil Defence Force director Lt-Col (PA) Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said the number of flood victims declined to 69 from 21 families as of 8am today, compared with 112 victims from 33 families as of 4pm yesterday.

All the victims are housed at two relief centres in Jasin. – Bernama, January 12, 2022.