AS at 8am today, Terengganu and Pahang have seen a rise in the number of flood victims at relief centres (PPS), Johor and Perak’s numbers remain the same as last night’s, and Kelantan has seen a decrease in flood evacuees at PPS.

IN TERENGGANU, the state Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) secretariat said the number of flood victims continued to increase from 36,009 people at midnight to 36,231 this morning.

A total of 9,739 families are still seeking shelter at 256 PPS in the flood-affected districts of Kemaman, Besut, Dungun, Hulu Terengganu, Setiu, Kuala Nerus, Kuala Terengganu and Marang.

IN PAHANG, the SDMC secretariat said the number of flood victims increased slightly to 35 people at the PPS at SK Sungai Ular, Kuantan, from 30 people yesterday. 

IN KELANTAN, the SDMC secretariat said the number of flood victims has dropped to 30,115 people this morning, from 30,551 people last night, and they are being accommodated at 119 PPS in nine districts, namely, Pasir Mas, Tanah Merah, Kuala Krai, Pasir Puteh, Jeli, Kota Baru, Bachok, Tumpat and Machang. 

IN JOHOR, the SDMC secretariat in a statement said the number of flood victims this morning remained at 48 at two PPS in Segamat, with 34 of them at Balai Raya Kampung Batu Badak and 14 at Kampung Tasek Community Hall. 

According to the Irrigation and Drainage Department, the water in four rivers in the state is still at the alert level, namely, Sungai Muar in Buloh Kasap in Segamat at 8.49m, Sungai Sembrong at Empangan Sembrong (10.02m); Sungai Ayer Hitam in Kampung Paya Embun (4.77m), and Sungai Endau in Kampung Labong in Mersing (1.12m). 

IN PERAK, the number of flood victims this morning remained at 26, involving 12 families in Bagan Datuk, all of whom are temporarily housed at the SK Sungai Tiang Darat PPS.

State police chief Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri is scheduled to visit and present food boxes to flood victims at the PPS today. – Bernama, December 22, 2022.