AS of 10pm today, more than 45,000 flood victims have been evacuated to relief centres in five states in the peninsula, with Kelantan and Terengganu the hardest hit.

The number of evacuees rose slightly in Pahang and decreased in Johor, while it remained unchanged in Perak from this evening.

In TERENGGANU, the number of flood victims rose sharply to 29,717 people from 8,214 families from 19,601 from 5,699 families in the evening.

There are currently 273 relief centres operating in all eight districts in the state.

Kemaman was the worst affected district involving 8,375 victims (2,109 families), followed by Hulu Terengganu (5,996 victims from 1,837 families), Besut (5,492 victims from 1,506 families) and Setiu (3,172 victims from 1,015 families).

Apart from that, Dungun recorded 1,963 victims from 527 families, Kuala Nerus (575 victims from 129 families), Kuala Terengganu (542 victims from 129 families) and Marang (379 victims from 81 families).

Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department fire safety department director Ahmad Izram Osman said his team was conducting aerial monitoring to get an accurate account of the flood situation in Terengganu and would do similar monitoring in Kelantan tomorrow.

In KELANTAN, according to the state’s official flood portal, the number of flood victims increased to 14,359 from 3,942 families tonight from 12,104 from 3,295 families in the evening.

A total of 104 relief centres were opened involving nine districts – Kota Baru, Pasir Mas, Tumpat, Bachok, Tanah Merah, Pasir Puteh, Kuala Krai, Machang and Jeli.

The PublicInfo Banjir portal reported that river water in nine areas had exceeded the danger level, including Sungai Lebir in Kampung Tualang, Kuala Krai with a reading of 40.71m, Sungai Golok in Kampung Jenob, Tanah Merah (24.84m) and Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas (10.78m).

In PAHANG, the number of flood victims rose slightly to 865 from 218 families from to 647 from 159 families at 4pm.

Eight relief centres were opened in Kuantan to accommodate 803 people from 198 families while another 62 flood victims from 20 families were evacuated to three relief centres in Raub.

The water level of Sungai Keratong in Rompin has been receding but was still recorded above the danger level tonight.

In JOHOR, the number of flood victims in the Segamat district came down to 53 as of 8pm, from 75 in the evening.

The affected areas in the district are Kampung Seberang Batu Badak, Kampung Batu 5 and Kampung Kuala Paya.

The victims have been placed at the Kampung Batu Badak community hall, Kuala Paya community hall and Kampung Tasek community hall.

In PERAK, 54 people from 17 families remain in two relief centres – SM Abdul Rahman Talib Batu 4 and SK Sungai Tiang Darat. – Bernama, December 19, 2022.