WHILE Selangor and Negri Sembilan have fully recovered from floods, almost 55,000 victims are still housed in temporary relief centres in three states as of 8pm today.

Johor still has the highest number of victims at 50,596, followed by Pahang (3,014) and Malacca (595).

IN JOHOR, the State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said 15 more centres have been opened, taking the total number of centres in all 10 districts to 268.

It said Batu Pahat is the worst-hit district with 19,883 victims from 5,619 families, followed by Segamat (13,527 victim/3,969 families), Kluang (4,893/1,402), Muar (4,235/1,250), Kota Tinggi (3,209/851), Tangkak (3,003/879), Mersing (1,103/326), Johor Baru (393/132), Pontian (286/72) and Kulai (64/15).

IN MALACCA, the number of flood victims rose to 595 from 147 families as of 8pm, from 516 from 138 families at 2pm.

The SDMC secretariat said in a statement that the increase was in the districts of Jasin, with 585 evacuees from 144 families placed in five centres, and Alor Gajah, where 10 victims from three families are housed in one centre.

IN PAHANG, the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana app reported a slight reduction in the number of flood victims, with 3,014 housed in 21 centres compared with 3,042 in 22 centres this evening.

Rompin has the highest number of victims at 2,759 while Temerloh and Maran have 226 and 29 evacuees housed at one centre each respectively.

IN SELANGOR, the Civil Defence Force said the relief centre at SK Merbau Sempak in Sungai Buloh was closed this evening after all 13 victims from two families returned home.

IN NEGRI SEMBILAN, the Civil Defence Force said the relief centre at SK Sungai Kelamah in Tampin was closed at 2.07pm, adding that Tampin, Jempol and Kuala Pilah are fully recovered following the closure of all centres in these areas. – Bernama, March 5, 2023.