KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 14 — The floods in Johor and Pahang are continuing to recede today with 891 evacuees housed in 12 temporary relief centres as of 3.43pm compared with 1,842 people at18 temporary relief centres earlier at noon.
The latest update from the National Disaster Management Agency’s (Nadma) Disaster Control Centre shows that eight temporary relief centres in five Johor districts are sheltering 708 people from 197 families and 183 people from 61 families are housed in four temporary relief centres located in two Pahang districts.
In Johor, 349 people sought shelter in two Mersing temporary relief centres, 150 people in two Kota Tinggi relief centres, 98 people in one Kluang centre, 88 people in two Segamat temporary relief centres and 23 people in a Batu Pahat temporary relief centre.
In Pahang, 143 people were housed in two Rompin centres, while 40 people were placed in two Pekan relief centres.
Nadma added that a total of 47 people from 12 families are still sheltering in a relief centre in Tawau, Sabah while 38 people from 12 families are at a temporary centre in Kuching, Sarawak due to a fire.
A survey of the Irrigation and Drainage Department’s Telemetry Station found that several rivers in Johor, Pahang, Perak, Perlis, Kedah, and Terengganu were at a dangerous level this afternoon.
In Johor, the rivers involved are Sungai Johor in Kota Tinggi; Sungai Muar in Segamat; and Sungai Endau in Kluang, while in Pahang they are Sungai Pahang in Pekan, Bera, and Maran; and Sungai Rompin.
The other affected rivers are Sungai Perak in Hulu Perak; Sungai Arau in Perlis; Sungai Kedah in Kota Setar; and Sungai Terengganu in Kuala Terengganu.
Meanwhile, NADMA also informed that 46 roads are closed due to floods, damaged bridges, and landslides including Jalan Ladang Siang in Kota Tinggi, Johor; Jalan Kuala Mentiga-Terapai in Pekan, Pahang; and Jalan Bukit Besi-Dungun in Dungun, Terengganu.
— Bernama
