Kuala lumpur: A total of 15,358 flood evacuees remain housed in temporary relief centres (PPS) across Pahang, Terengganu, Johor, and Kelantan this morning. In Pahang, the numbers have continued to rise, with 13,472 individuals from 4,437 families now sheltering at 81 PPS this morning, compared to 10,956 from 3,635 families recorded at 78 PPS yesterday afternoon.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Department of Social Welfare's (JKM) Infobencana application provides a detailed breakdown: Kuantan has 11,123 individuals at 46 PPS; Maran (912 at 11 PPS); Rompin (454 at eight PPS); Pekan (926 at 11 PPS); Jerantut (52 at four PPS); and Lipis (five at one PPS).
In Terengganu, the State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported that the evacuee count has increased to 1,344 individuals from 366 families as of 8 am today, compared to 902 from 248 families yesterday afternoon. Kemaman district recorded the highest number with 637 individuals from 171 families across 12 PPS, followed by Dungun with 247 from 72 families at two PPS. In Hulu Terengganu, 18 individuals from five families are at a single PPS.
Based on publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my, the water levels at seven river stations have exceeded the alert stage. These include Sungai Cherol at Jambatan Ban Ho, Kemaman; Sungai Besut at Jambatan Keruak, Besut; and others in Dungun, Setiu, and Hulu Terengganu.
In Johor, State Disaster Management Committee chairman, Datuk Asman Shah Abd Rahman, stated that the number of evacuees remains at 356 individuals from 93 families as of 8 am. They are sheltered in three PPS in Mersing: SK Pusat Air Tawar, SJKC Chiao Ching, and SK Labong. Four rivers are at warning levels including Sungai Muar and Sungai Lenik.
In Kelantan, the JKM Infobencana application reported that four PPS have been opened across two districts today, involving the relocation of 186 individuals from 49 families. In Gua Musang, one PPS is open housing 148 individuals from 35 families, while in Kuala Krai, 38 individuals from 14 families are sheltering across three PPS.