Penang and Perak have become the latest states to be affected by floods, while the number of evacuees at temporary relief centres in Kelantan, Kedah, and Perlis has continued to rise as of 8 pm. However, the flood situation in Terengganu has eased, with a decrease in the number of evacuees as some residents have returned home due to improving conditions.
In Penang, a total of 128 people from 30 families in Permatang Berangan, Tasek Gelugor, have been relocated to two centres opened this afternoon: Kampung Desa Puri with 115 evacuees from 28 families, and SK Pengkalan Jaya, sheltering 13 evacuees from two families.
Tasek Gelugor Fire and Rescue Station chief, Mohd Yazi Taib, stated that heavy rainfall and the overflow from Sungai Jadak had resulted in flooding at Kampung Desa Puri and Kampung Simpang Tiga Tasek Gelugor.
In Perak, two relief centres have been opened, one each in Batang Padang and Perak Tengah, though the number of evacuees is yet to be confirmed. Chairman of the Batang Padang District Disaster Management Committee, Ahmad Redhauddin Ahmad Shokori, reported that as of 8.10 pm, five families were being housed at the Kampung Klah Baru Multipurpose Hall in Sungkai. Meanwhile, Perak Tengah District Officer and Disaster Management Committee chairman, Mohd Zaki Abdul Rahman, confirmed that a centre at SK Simpang Tiga in Parit began operations at 7.15 pm. “A report on the number of affected families and victims will follow soon,” he said.
In Kelantan, the number of flood victims surged to 7,830 from 2,888 families this evening, compared to 2,047 victims earlier in the day.
Victims are being accommodated in 31 centres across the districts of Kota Bharu, Tumpat, Bachok, and Pasir Puteh. The Department of Irrigation and Drainage’s Public Infobanjir reported that the water level of Sungai Melor at Jambatan Melor, Bachok, had reached 7.59 metres, exceeding the alert threshold of seven metres.
In Kedah, flood evacuees increased to 404 from 122 families as of 8 pm, compared with 356 victims from 106 families earlier today. The Kedah State Disaster Management Committee stated that all those affected in the Kulim district have been accommodated at three centres: Masjid Al-Muhtadin Sungai Seluang, Surau KEDA Naga Lilit, and SK Permatang Tok Dik.
In Perlis, 114 people from 35 families are being sheltered at three centres: SK Felda Mata Ayer, SK Lubuk Sireh, and Dewan Semai Bakti Felda Mata Air in Padang Besar. According to the state Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana Banjir, those affected include 40 adult men, 35 adult women, 20 boys, 17 girls, and two infants—one boy and one girl.
Meanwhile, in Terengganu, the number of evacuees has declined from 531 (146 families) earlier today to 359 (106 families) as of 8 pm in Besut district, with two centres—SK Kuala Besut and SK Pulau Perhentian—remaining operational since this morning.
