KOTA BHARU: Tiga sungai utama di Kelantan melepasi paras amaran setakat pagi ini.

Menurut portal publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my dan Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS), tiga sungai berkenaan adalah Sungai Golok di Rantau Panjang dengan bacaan 8.62 meter (m) berbanding paras amaran 8 m.

Manakala Sungai Melor di Jambatan Melor juga melebihi paras amaran dengan bacaan 8.06 m berbanding paras amaran 8 m dan Sungai Semerak di Pasir Puteh dengan bacaan 2.42 m berbanding paras amaran 2 m.

Sementara itu, Sungai Golok di Kuala Jambu melepasi paras berjaga-jaga iaitu dengan bacaan 2.05 m berbanding 0.70 m.

Selain itu, semua sungai lain direkodkan berada pada paras normal. Dalam pada itu, sebuah pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dibuka di daerah Bachok.

Berdasarkan portal Info Bencana Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), PPS di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Beris Panchor menempatkan 40 mangsa daripada 11 keluarga.

Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia) meramalkan hujan menyeluruh akan berlaku di seluruh negeri bermula hari ini sehingga Jumaat depan.

Floodwaters have inundated Kampung Tersang, leaving 56 families on edge as the situation continued to worsen since yesterday morning.

Resident Mohd Hirwan Faizal Che Rajiuon, 42, said continuous rain since Thursday afternoon caused Sungai Golok to overflow.

He said residents were on high alert, with many moving valuables and important documents to higher ground in case of a sudden surge in water levels.

“If the heavy rain continues tonight (yesterday), the water level around my house could rise by half a metre, forcing us to relocate to the temporary evacuation centre at SK Gual To’ Deh,” he said at his home yesterday.

“Our village usually floods up to 3m during major floods, leaving residents no choice but to evacuate to shelters or higher ground for safety.

“We’ve been anxious for the past two days, especially with reports warning that flooding could to start today (yesterday).”

Resident Mohd Zailani Mohd Nor, 36, said he told his family to pack their belongings in preparation for evacuation.

He said it usually took two to three days for the area to be completely inundated.

“I’ve been checking Sungai Golok’s level near my house almost every hour. I’ve cleaned our boat, which will be our main mode of transport during the flood.

“Residents have stocked up on essentials like rice, cooking oil, mineral water, dried fish and eggs to ensure adequate food during the flood as we may be cut off from town due to submerged roads.

“We’re hoping this year’s flood won’t be severe. We fear damage to our homes and belongings. Our village floods almost every year.”

In Kuala Krai, Bernama reported that almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala, near Kuala Pertang, were stranded when the 200m-long concrete bridge flooded due to continuous heavy rain since Thursday.

Resident Zainuddin Daud, 61, said the bridge would flood when it rained more than three hours.

“I’ve lived here since I was young. Every year, if it rains, especially during the monsoon season, we will be stuck.

“This has been going on for a long time. I’m not sure whether we would be cut off when the new bridge is built. If that happens, it will affect us all,” he said in Kampung Kuala Pertang yesterday.

Former oil palm plantation worker, Yusoff Sidi, 61, said he would evacuate to a relief shelter if the situation worsened.

“There are two routes (bridges) that we can use. If this bridge floods, then we will use the other one. If both are uncrossable, then we will be stuck and need to evacuate to the relief centre.”

Kampung Kuala Pertang Village Security Development Committee chairman Adnan Mat Yassin hoped the more than 30year-old concrete bridge could be replaced quickly so that villagers could use it, especially during the monsoon period.

“The authorities want to get the bridge done, but until now, it’s not complete. I urge the authorities to quickly get it done.”

Kuala Krai Fire and Rescue Station chief Nik Ahmad Afsham Nik Pa said firefighters would patrol the area regularly to ensure the safety of residents.

Cuti bencana bagi guru dan murid Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Kemasik, Chukai, Kemaman di sini dijadikan pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dibatalkan.

Pengarah Jabatan Pendidikan negeri (JPNT), Jelani Sulong berkata, sesi persekolahan dan pembelajaran berjalan seperti biasa Ahad ini selepas PPS di sekolah itu ditutup petang kelmarin.

Katanya, guru dan murid tahun satu hingga enam di sekolah itu diberi cuti bencana selepas sebahagian daripada bilik darjah digunakan tempat berlindung kira-kira 383 mangsa bencana banjir.

“Namun, PPS di SK Kemasik ditutup secara rasmi semalam (kelmarin) dan kerja-kerja pembersihan bilik darjah yang dijadikan tempat berlindung mangsa banjir mula dilakukan pagi.

“Kerja pembersihan dan penyusunan kerusi serta meja di bilik darjah yang dijadikan tempat berlindung kira-kira 383 mangsa bencana banjir akan siap sepenuhnya esok,” katanya ketika dihubungi, semalam.

Sebanyak 66 mangsa banjir daripada 30 keluarga ditempatkan di pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) Dewan Orang Ramai Simpang Halt di daerah Larut, Matang dan Selama semalam selepas beberapa kawasan di daerah itu dinaiki air di sekitar Perak.

Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Daerah dalam kenyataan memaklumkan semua mangsa dari Kampung Simpang Halt yang terjejas berlindung di PPS berkenaan sejak 10 malam kelmarin.

Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS) Perak pula memaklumkan paras air di Sungai Rui di Jambatan Jalan Raya Perak, Hulu Perak berada pada paras amaran iaitu setinggi 165.55 meter (m) berbanding paras normal 165.10m.

Pada masa sama, Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia) memaklumkan kebanyakan daerah di Perak antaranya Larut, Matang dan Selama, Kerian, Perak Tengah, Hilir Perak, Kuala Kangsar serta Kinta diramalkan berlaku ribut dan hujan pada sebelah petang serta malam.

Di Terengganu, keadaan banjir tidak berubah dengan 29 mangsa ditempatkan di sebuah pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) di Kemaman, setakat 8 pagi semalam.

Sekretariat Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Negeri Terengganu (JPBNT) memaklumkan semua mangsa daripada enam keluarga itu masih lagi berlindung di Balairaya Padang Kemunting di Kemaman.

Menurut laman web publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my paras air di Sungai Tumpat di Kampung Baru Kemasik dan Sungai Kemaman di Jambatan Air Putih di Kemaman; Sungai Nerus di

Kampung Langkap dan Sungai Nerus di Kampung Bukit di Setiu; dan Sungai Tersat di Kampung Sekayu di Hulu Terengganu, berada pada paras amaran dan menunjukkan trend menaik.

Di Kelantan, dua sungai utama merekodkan bacaan melebihi paras berjaga-jaga setakat 9 pagi semalam.

Berdasarkan publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my, Sungai Golok di Rantau Panjang mencatatkan bacaan 8.0 meter berbanding paras berjaga-jaga iaitu 7.0 meter dengan trend menaik, manakala Sungai Melor di Jambatan Bachok merekodkan 7.57 meter dengan trend menaik.

Sungai Semerak di Pasir Puteh pula menunjukkan bacaan melebihi paras amaran iaitu 2.6 meter berbanding bacaan amaran 2.3 meter dengan trend menaik.