THE number of people in Johor seeking shelter from floods dropped to 420 this morning, down from 506 last night, while 46 people are still in shelters in Sabah, as of 8am today.

In JOHOR, the state disaster management committee said 394 people are still at four relief centres in Batu Pahat, while the remaining 26 people are at one shelter in Segamat.

In SABAH, 46 people remain in one shelter in Beaufort.

Meanwhile, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a danger and severe level continuous rain warning for Pahang until tomorrow.

A danger-level warning was issued for Kuantan, while a severe-level continuous rain warning was issued for Temerloh, Maran, Bera, Pekan and Rompin.

In the warning notice issued at 5.50am today, MetMalaysia also forecast continuous rain at the alert level until tomorrow for Terengganu (Kemaman), Pahang, (Lipis, Raub, Jerantut and Bentong), Negri Sembilan (Jempol) as well as Johor (Segamat, Kluang, Mersing and Kota Tinggi). – Bernama, February 6, 2023.