KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The number of flood victims in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, and Sabah has dropped to 26,914 as of noon today, compared to 28,032 recorded at 8am.
The latest report on disaster incidents nationwide issued by the National Disaster Management Agency’s (Nadma) National Disaster Command Centre indicated the number of active temporary relief centres (PPS) has also dropped to 131 from 137 this morning.
The number of flood evacuees in Kelantan has also decreased to 21,252 at noon today from 21,377 in the morning. They are still housed in 67 PPS across five districts, with Pasir Mas recording the highest number of evacuees at 18,293.
In Terengganu, the number of victims also dropped to 5,359 in 53 PPS from 6,289 people in 59 PPS earlier. The affected districts in Terengganu include Besut, Dungun, Hulu Terengganu, Kemaman, Kuala Terengganu, Marang, and Setiu.
In Johor, the number of evacuees still taking shelter in four PPS in Mersing and Segamat dropped significantly to 63 at noon today from 121 in the morning.
In Pahang, the number of evacuees dropped slightly from 214 to 209 at five PPS in four districts, including 87 who were evacuated to a PPS in Cameron Highlands due to a landslide.
In Sabah, the number of evacuees remains unchanged at 31, and they are still housed at two PPS in Pitas.
Alert-level continuous rain is expected to persist throughout the day in Pahang (Kuantan, Pekan, and Rompin) and Johor (Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi, and Johor Bahru).
— Bernama
