A TOTAL of 44 villages near river mouths and beaches in seven districts in Terengganu are at risk of flooding following king tides forecast to occur in the state beginning tomorrow.

The Terengganu Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) said in Besut villages near the Sungai Besut river mouth – Kampung Pengkalan Atap, Kampung Teluk Budu, Kampung Pantai and Kampung Nail – were at risk.

In Setiu, alerts have been issued for Kampung Gong Batu, Kampung Pengkalan Gelap, Kampung Limau Nipis, Kampung Kuala Setiu, and Kampung Fikri near Sungai Setiu, apart from Kampung Telaga Papan near the Sungai Merang river mouth.

In Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus: Kampung Seberang Takir, Kampung Baru Seberang Takir, Kampung Ulu Takir, Kampung Pak Tu Yu, Kampung Tanjung Gelam, Kampung Pulau Rusa, Kampung Losong, Kampung Pulau Kambing, Kampung Teluk Pasu, and Kampung Pulau Sekati.

The villages near Sungai Ibai, also in Kuala Terengganu, are: Kampung Kubang Ikan, Kampung Kuala Ibai, and Kampung Taman Purnama, while in Marang, villages along Pantai Rusila and that near Sungai Merchang river mouth, Kampung Merchang, are also at risk.

The department said that in Dungun, areas expected to be hit are near the Sungai Paka river mouth: Kampung Kuala Paka, Kampung Tebing Tembah, Kampung Pinang Merah and Kampung Durian Mentangau.

Those at risk near Sungai Dungun are: Kampung Seberang Pintasan, Kampung Teluk Bidara, Kampung Tanjung Jara, Kampung Che Lijah, Kampung Alor Makbah, Kampung Bijangga, Kampung Sungai Buaya, and Kampung Sungai Udang, while Kampung Sura near the Sungai Sura river mouth is also exposed to danger.

In Kemaman, the locations at risk are near the Sungai Kemaman river mouth: Pulau Skepeng Kuala Kemaman; Pengkalan Cicar Bukit Kuang; Kampung Bakau Tinggi; Kuala Kemaman and Bukit Kuang; while Kampung Baru Kemasik near Sungai Kemasik is also at risk.

Authorities advised residents in these places and the public to visit the publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my portal for the latest information on river levels and rain. – Bernama, December 22, 2022.