KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 6 — The flood situation in Terengganu and Kelantan continues to improve, with the weather reported to be fine and more evacuees having returned home.
In Terengganu, the number of evacuees dropped to 295 people (73 families) as at 8am today, from 437 people (107 families) yesterday evening.
Head of the Secretariat on the State Disaster Management Committee, Lieutenant Colonel (PA) Che Adam A Rahman said only five relief centres (PPS) are still in operation, with two each in Besut and Setiu, and the other in Marang.
“Most of the flood victims are in Besut, involving 199 evacuees, followed by Setiu (61) and Marang (35). More of the evacuees are expected to return home today with the improving weather condition,” he said.
In Kelantan, there are 109 flood evacuees (from 22 families) still at four relief centres in two districts, from 109 people last night.
The four relief centres still in operation are two each in Pasir Mas and Pasir Puteh.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s InfoBencana, Pasir Mas still recorded 58 flood victims, involving 12 families, while in Pasir Puteh, there are 50 evacuees from 10 families.
Meanwhile, according to the Drainage and Irrigation Department’s website at http://publicinforbanjir.water.gov.my, the reading at Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang as at 8am today shows the water in the river still above the 9-metre danger level, at 9.39 metres. — Bernama