The flood situation in Johor is worsening while it has improved in Kelantan.

State disaster management committee chairman Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani said the number of flood victims in Johor increased to 52 evacuees from 14 families as at 8am yesterday compared with 26 people from seven families on Monday.

He said all the victims were housed at two temporary relief centres (PPS) in the Kota Tinggi district.

He said Dewan Kampung Baru Sungai Mas housed 13 victims from three families, while SK Gambut accommodated 39 people from 11 families.

“Meanwhile, five rivers are at the alert level in the state, namely Sungai Muar in Kampung Awat; Segamat with a reading of 19.31m; Sungai Kahang in Kampung Contoh, Kluang, with a reading of 13.93m; and Sungai Ulu Sedili Besar in Batu 52 Sedili, Kota Tinggi, with a reading of 8.39m.

“Two more rivers are in the Mersing district, namely Sungai Tenglu Kecil in Kampung Tenglu Kecil with a reading of 1.22m and Sungai Paya Dato’ with a reading of 1.35m,” he said in a statement, Bernama reported.

In Kelantan, the number of flood victims in the Tanah Merah sub-district decreased to 476 victims from 135 families yesterday, compared with 573 people from 178 families a day earlier.

The Disaster Information Portal of the Social Welfare Department showed that all victims were taking shelter in seven PPS.

In Terengganu, the two remaining PPS were closed yesterday, marking the end of the third wave of floods in the state.

The state disaster management committee secretariat said the PPS at Masjid Kampung La and Dewan Terbuka Kampung Belaoh in Besut were closed at 10am.

It said all 44 victims from 12 families at the two PPS were allowed to return home as floodwaters had receded.

The third wave of floods in Terengganu, which began on Sunday, saw more than 400 victims evacuated to PPS in three affected districts – Hulu Terengganu, Besut and Kemaman.

KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Johor has worsened with the number of victims placed in temporary relief centres increasing slightly Tuesday (Dec 31) morning.

The situation has improved in Kelantan, while the number of victims in Terengganu has remained the same.

All the victims are housed at two relief centres in the Kota Tinggi district.

The centres are Dewan Kampung Baru Sungai Mas (13 victims, three families) and SK Gambut (39 victims, 11 families).

"Meanwhile, five rivers are at alert level in the state, namely Sungai Muar in Kampung Awat, Segamat with a reading of 19.31m; Sungai Kahang in Kampung Contoh, Kluang with a reading of 13.93m; Sungai Ulu Sedili Besar in Batu 52 Sedili, Kota Tinggi with a reading of 8.39m; Sungai Tenglu Kecil in Kampung Tenglu Kecil with a reading of 1.22m; and Sungai Paya Dato’ with a reading of 1.35m.

"Weather in three districts was reported to be cloudy this morning, namely Mersing, Batu Pahat and Kota Tinggi, while other districts had sunny skies,” he said in a statement.

In KELANTAN, the number of evacuees in the Tanah Merah sub-district continued to decrease to 476 people from 135 families Tuesday morning compared to 573 people from 178 families the day before.

The Disaster Information Portal of the Social Welfare Department showed that all victims were taking shelter in seven relief centres.

In TERENGGANU, the state disaster committee secretariat announced that the flood situation this morning has not changed with the number of victims remaining at 44 people from 12 families, the same as the night before.

They are being housed at the Kampung La Mosque relief cetnre and the Kampung Belaoh Open Hall in Besut.

According to the publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my website, only Sungai Nerus in Kampung Bukit in Setiu has exceeded the warning level; while Sungai Terengganu at the Pulau Bahagia Pump House in Kuala Terengganu has exceeded the alert level. – Bernama

RANTAU PANJANG: Pintu dua dan tiga Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (JKDM yang menjadi laluan ke kawasan bebas cukai, Rantau Panjang, dinaiki air separas 0.3 hingga 0.8 meter sejak malam tadi

Peniaga, Yusuff Ahmad, 53, berkata laluan pintu satu serta dua berada di kawasan yang agak rendah dan biasanya menjadi antara lokasi awal dinaiki air jika paras Sungai Golok berdekatan melepasi paras bahaya.

"Walaupun perniagaan masih beroperasi namun tidak ramai peniaga yang membuka premis jualan susulan bimbang paras air akan terus meningkat hari ini. Tambahan pula, majoriti peniaga sudah mula mengemas kedai sejak semalam lagi.

"Banjir kali ini agak berbeza kerana cuaca cerah tetapi paras air meningkat kemungkinan kerana hujan di bahagian hulu menyebabkan air di Sungai Golok melimpah dan membanjiri kawasan rendah.

"Saya sendiri akan menutup kedai lebih awal pada hari ini kerana pelanggan juga tidak begitu ramai selain mahu pulang ke rumah untuk mengemas kerana kediaman saya juga turut dinaiki air," katanya ketika ditemui di pekan Rantau Panjang, di sini, hari ini.

Sementara itu, Ketua Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Rantau Panjang, Shapawi Stapa, berkata beberapa kawasan di dalam pekan sudah dinaiki air sejak malam tadi termasuk Jalan Sekolah Cina, Kampung Kedai Lama dan Jalan Parit Air, di sini.

"Paras Sungai Golok kini melepasi tahap bahaya tetapi berada dalam trend mendatar dan keadaan masih lagi terkawal. Bagaimanapun, terdapat beberapa pemindahan dilakukan anggota membabitkan penduduk di kawasan rendah.

"Orang ramai dinasihatkan berhati-hati dan peka dengan keadaan semasa selain perlu berpindah awal jika paras air semakin bertambah terutama bagi mereka yang tinggal di kawasan sukar diakses," katanya.

Menurut laman web publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my, paras Sungai Golok di Rantau Panjang menunjukkan bacaan 10.41 meter melepasi paras bahaya setakat jam 11.15 pagi, hari ini.

Kota Bharu: Mangsa banjir di Kelantan berkurangan kepada 476 mangsa pagi ini. 

Berdasarkan portal Info Bencana Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), kesemua mangsa membabitkan 135 keluarga itu ditempatkan di tujuh pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS).

Sehingga kini, hanya satu daerah saja masih dilanda banjir iaitu Tanah Merah, manakala Kuala Krai dan Machang sudah kembali pulih sepenuhnya.

Sementara itu, Sungai Golok di Rantau Panjang masih melepasi paras bahaya dengan bacaan 10.4 meter.