THE number of people sheltering in flood relief centres dropped slightly to 41,154 this morning, compared to 41,994 last night.

In JOHOR, there were 40,847 people in flood relief centres at 8am, down from 41,661 at 8pm yesterday.

The Johor state disaster management committee (SDMC) said 11,496 families were still taking shelter at 139 relief centres in four districts.

“Batu Pahat remains the worst-hit district with 39,256 evacuees, followed by Muar (781), Tangkak (576) and Segamat (234),” it said.

The water levels of four rivers in Batu Pahat were still above the danger mark: Sungai Bekok at Bekok Dam registering 19.5m, Sungai Senggarang in Senggarang (3.63m), Sungai Simpang Kiri in Sri Medan (2.40m) and Sungai Simpang Kiri in Parit Sulong (2.05m), while Sungai Muar at Bukit Kepong in Muar was at 3.57m.

In MALACCA, 61 people in Jasin were still in SK Parit Penghulu flood relief centre as of 8am, compared to 87 people last night, with the closure of four relief centres in stages yesterday.

In PAHANG, the SDMC reported that 155 people were in two centres in Rompin.

In SARAWAK, the SDMC said 91 people were housed at Dewan Sinaran Lumut and Dewan Kampung Sungai Bedaun, as of 7am. – Bernama, March 13, 2023.