MORE than 9,000 people have been moved to temporary relief centres in six states, including Malacca and Pahang, as of last night.

In MALACCA, the state disaster management committee (SDMC) secretariat said 22 people had been moved to three centres in Jasin and Alor Gajah, and 18 people from Kampung Bukit Balai, Kampung Pondok Batang and Kampung Bukit Asahan in Jasin were transferred to SK Asahan at 4.30pm.

“Meanwhile, four people from Kampung Bukit Tambun and Kampung Gadek in Alor Gajah have been moved to Balai Raya Bukit Tambun, also at 4.30pm.

“Registration of evacuees at SK Chohong in Jasin is still ongoing after it was opened at 7pm today,” the secretariat said in a statement.

In PAHANG, 293 people in four districts – Rompin, Jerantut, Pekan and Maran – were seeking shelter, authorities said.

Rompin police said on Facebook that 164 evacuees had been placed in three centres in Balai Raya Perwira Jaya, Balai Raya Kampung Rekoh and Balai Raya Bukit Ibam.

Meanwhile, Jerantut Civil Defence Force said a relief centre had been opened at SK Felda Kota Gelanggi 1 to house 77 people after their houses were inundated when Sungai Siam burst its banks.

In Pekan, 45 people were placed in Dewan Semai Bakti Felda Chini 1 after flood waters rose to 1.2m, while a family of seven was affected in Maran at Felda Jengka 6.

In Negri Sembilan, Civil Defence Force director Mohd Nazri Mes Kam said that a further four centres had been opened – making a total of 10 – in Jempol, Tampin and Kuala Pilah as of 9pm, which are housing 145 people.

The original six centres are SA Rakyat Felda Jelai 4, Balai Raya Pasir Besar and SK Gedok in Tampin, as well as SK Felda Palong 7 and SK Felda Palong 1 in Jempol and Dewan Desa Dangi (Kuala Pilah).

In JOHOR, the number of flood victims continued to surge from 7,981 at 4pm on Tuesday to 9,162 as of 8pm yesterday, with Muar being the ninth – and latest – district hit.

“Segamat is the worst affected area with 767 families evacuated to 30 relief centres, followed by Johor Baru with 609 families at 11 centres; Kota Tinggi with 404 families at 17 centres; and Kluang involving 409 families at 10 centres,” the SDMC said in a statement last night.

Muar is now also affected with 179 families housed at nine centres; Kulai (190 families at six centres); Mersing (14 families at two centres); and Tangkak (five families in two centres).

Meanwhile, in SARAWAK, the situation in Kuching, Bau and Siburan eased with evacuee numbers dropping to 127 compared to 169 earlier in the day.

According to the Sarawak SDMC, three relief centres were still in operation: SJK Chuang Hua Batu Kawa in Kuching (80 people), Kampung Mundai Multipurpose Hall in Siburan (27 people) and the Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Hall, Bau Fire Station (20 people).

In SABAH, the SDMC in a statement said that 108 people were still at Kampung Simpang Entilibon Mini Hall in Tongod last night. – Bernama, March 2, 2023.