More evacuees returning home in Pahang, Kelantan
Published on: Saturday, December 20, 2014
KUALA LUMPUR: As at noon Friday the number of flood victims in Kelantan decreased by 918 to 14,706 from 15,624 recorded earlier. Pahang too recorded a slight decrease from 1,586 to 1,556 while in Terengganu the total number has increased from 8,591 to 9,098.According to the Kelantan State government portal, victims are now housed in 99 centres compared to 108 centres in eight districts Friday morning.
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The relief centres in Jeli and Gua Musang are now closed as water has receded.In Pasir Mas, evacuees had decreased slightly from 7,595 to 7,548 and they are currently housed in 32 centres.The number of victims in Kuala Krai also decreased, from 2,629 to 2,459 and victims are now housed in 13 centres instead of 14.In Tanah Rata the number of victims dropped from 1,429 to 775, and victims are now in 15 centres instead of 22 centres.
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Machang saw a slight decrease from 1,316 to 1,301 victims in 21 centres instead of 22 centres.In Kota Baru the number of victims increased from 1,280 to 1,399 in the afternoon and the relief centres had increased from nine to 10 centres.
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In Pasir Puteh, the number of victims decreased from 686 to 619 and are currently housed in four centres. In Bachok the number of victims remained at 60 and in Tumpat too the number remained the same with 545 victims housed in three relief centres.As at 12 noon, the water levels in four rivers dropped but remained at the danger level. Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang was at 10.47 metres, above the danger level of 9.00 metres.The water level in Sungai Kelantan at Tambatan Raja, Kota Baharu was at 5.21 metres (danger level – 5.00 metres); at Tangga Krai, Kuala Krai 25.41 metres (danger level – 25 metres) and Jambatan Guillemard, Tanah Merah recorded 17.08 metres (danger level – 16.00 metres). The weather is cloudy with intermittent rain. Meanwhile, PAHANG recorded a slight decrease in number of victims from 1,586 recorded to 1,556. Kuantan district police chief ACP Abdul Aziz Salleh said, a relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kempadang which housed 35 victims was closed this morning when evacuees returned to their homes at PPRT Kempadang. "However, a new relief centre is now opened in Kampung Semangat Community Hall to house five evacuees from the village."Five other centres are the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Pandan housing 883 evacuees from Kampung Pandan 2, Cendering and Lubuk Kayu; Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Fakeh Samad housing 320 evacuees from Taman Tas Jaya; SMK Gudang Rasau housing 209 evacuees from Kampung Gudang Rasau; Seri Damai Community Hall housing 91 evacuees from Kampung Seri Damai and Pusat Bina Insan Jaya Gading housing 48 victims," he said. Presently all major roads are now opened to all vehicles and no flood-related accidents have been reported. In TERENGGANU, Hulu Terengganu District has the most number of relief centres opened following non-stop heavy rains in the rural areas.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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