KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — The number of flood victims in Selangor has increased from 49 people to to 69 victims.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana portal, the 49 are from 19 families while the 69 are from 23 families, as of 9am today.
The latest temporary relief centre (PPS) to open is at SRA Padang Jawa in Klang, with two existing ones, at SK Jaya Setia and the Parit Mahang Community Hall, for flood evacuees in Kuala Selangor.
According to publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my, Sungai Binjai in Pekan Meru, Klang, recorded a reading of 4.29 metres at 8.30am today, at the danger alert.
Meanwhile, the flood situation in Terengganu and Kelantan worsened with increased number of evacuees at PPS this morning.
In Terengganu, 2,693 people from 654 families have been evacuated to 37 PPS in six districts as of 9am today compared to 2,622 people (637 families ) at 36 PPS at 8pm yesterday.
According to the Terengganu Flood Management Committee (JPBNT) Secretariat, Dungun district is the most affected, with 1,687 victims from 418 families at 14 PPS, followed by Hulu Terengganu with 282 victims (from 64 families at seven PPS).
In Kemaman, 131 victims from 32 families have been evacuated to three PPS, Setiu with 336 victims (94 families) at eight PPS and Marang (249 victims from 44 families at four PPS, while in Besut, there are only eight victims from two families at the PPS at Kampung Kelat.
The river water at five main stations in the state, namely Sungai Setiu at Jambatan Permaisuri and Sungai Chalok at Jambatan Chalok Bridge in Setiu, Sungai Nerus in Kampung Jeram in Kuala Nerus, Sungai Marang at Jambatan Pengkalan Berangan in Marang, and Sungai Tumpat at Kampung Baru Kemasik in Kemaman have exceeded the alert level.
In Kelantan, flood victims increased to 4,114 people from 1,282 families as of 9am today compared to 3,780 people from 1,170 families last night.
The flood victims from Kuala Krai, Tanah Merah, and Pasir Mas are being accommodated at 16 PPS in the three districts.
Pasir Mas recorded the highest number of victims and they are given temporary shelter at the PPS at SK Gual Tinggi, SK Sri Rantau Panjang (2), SK Gual To’Deh, SK Kampung Rahmat, SMK Gual Periok, SMK Baroh Pial, Masjid Mukim Padang Licin, SK Sri Kiambang, SMK (A) Lati, and SK Lati.
In Tanah Merah, the victims are at the PPS at Balai Raya Padang Kijang, SK Kulim and Sekolah Menengah Ugama (A) Kajang, while in Kuala Krai, the PPS are at a Veterinary Office and SK Banggol Guchil.
In Perak, 80 victims from 25 families have been evacuated to the PPS at Dewan Serbaguna Padang Tembak, Teluk Intan, as of this morning, compared to 30 victims from seven families last night.
This followed the evacuation of more victims since last night when several areas in Changkat Jong were hit by floods due to heavy rain yesterday.
According to the Secretariat of the Disaster Management Committee of the Perak Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM), the affected residents are from Batu 9, Lorong Kedah, Lorong Belakang Klinik, Lorong Sidang Osman, Batu 7, Batu 8, and Lorong Imam Khairi.
— Bernama
