KUALA LUMPUR: Jumlah mangsa banjir kekal kepada 47 orang setakat 6 pagi, Ahad.

Menurut Portal Info Bencana Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), dua pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) masih dibuka melibatkan dua negeri yang masih terjejas.

Johor mencatat sejumlah 36 mangsa daripada satu keluarga dan ditempatkan di satu PPS di daerah Segamat.

Manakala, satu PPS dibuka di Pahang di Maran yang menempatkan 11 mangsa daripada empat keluarga.

GUA MUSANG: Laluan FT185 Seksyen 78.60 Jalan Lojing–Gua Musang ditutup sepenuhnya kepada semua jenis kenderaan bermula semalam sehingga tarikh yang akan dimaklumkan kelak berikutan terdapat lubang benam di kawasan itu.

Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) Kelantan dalam kenyataan memaklumkan lubang benam sedalam sembilan meter itu berlaku berdekatan Kampung Jek Jok di sini pada 11.18 pagi tadi.

“Sila rancang perjalanan anda dan patuhi papan tanda yang telah disediakan. Berhati-hati di jalan raya,” menurut kenyataan itu yang dimuat naik dalam Facebook.

Sebelum ini, kejadian sama berlaku di lokasi berhampiran pada 23 November lepas.

Sementara itu, Ketua Polis Daerah Gua Musang Supt Sik Choon Foo ketika dihubungi Bernama berkata laluan berkenaan ditutup dari kedua-dua arah.

Beliau berkata pengguna jalan raya dari Tanah Tinggi Lojing ke Gua Musang atau Gua Musang ke Cameron Highlands di Pahang dan ke Ipoh di Perak perlu menggunakan laluan lain.

“Kawasan lubang benam baharu ini terletak kira-kira lima meter dari lokasi kejadian lubang benam pertama dan tindakan segera telah diambil oleh pihak JKR dengan membaiki lubang benam itu,” katanya.

Pada 23 November lepas, sebuah lubang benam sedalam enam meter berlaku di Jalan Lojing–Gua Musang di Kampung Jek Jok, Pos Brooke, namun telah dibaiki JKR.

— BERNAMA

KOTA BARU: The Kelantan Civil Defence Department has identified four “hotspot” beaches that are dangerous for recreational activities this monsoon season.

State Civil Defence Force director Colonel Mohd Adzhar Mujab said they had placed red flags on the beaches, including the popular Pantai Cahaya Bulan near here, to warn the public from entering the water.

He said the other three were Tumpat, Bachok and Tok Bali beaches.

“We have set up our towers at this four beaches and placed red flags around the towers. This to warn swimmers from entering the water due to the current strong and high waves,” he added.

He said the red flags were placed on the beaches since September. “It will be there until the northeast monsoon ends,” he added.

He advised visitors to keep their children close by to avoid any untoward incidents.

Meanwhile, a visit to Pantai Cahaya Bulan found that many people had spent the weekend by bringing their children and family to the beach.

The visitors, however, did not enter the water but sat near the embankment, taking pictures of the raging sea.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department had said that continuous rain was expected in Kelantan and Terengganu for four days starting Monday.

It said that the Hulu Perak district in Perak would also experience similar weather conditions. In Pahang, Jerantut, Maran, Kuantan, Pekan and Rompin are also expected to face continuous rain.

FLOOD victims in Taman Desa Tanjung Damai, Kuala Nerus, began lining up as early as 7.15am to purchase their daily essentials in the Madani Rahmah Sales Programme.

Checks showed residents were keen to take advantage of the opportunity to buy more than 25 essential items at discounts of between 10 and 30 per cent.

Shopper Che Rosli Abd Ghani Che Yah, 58, said he did not want to miss the chance to purchase items at much lower prices.

“I came early in the morning to buy daily necessities. Since today is a holiday, I didn’t want to miss the chance to shop.

“I see various items being sold at much cheaper prices, so this indirectly helps ease our burden, especially after the recent floods,” he said.

“The residents would like to thank the state Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry for organising the sale here. We hope this is not the first and last time such sales are held.

“If possible, we would like the sales to be held every two months to ease our burden, especially with the rising cost of living.”

Similarly, housewife Norhayati Sulong, 48, shared that the Madani Rahmah Sales had helped reduce her family’s burden, especially after the floods.

“Two weeks ago, our area was flooded with water rising to one metre. Some of our daily essentials were damaged, so this sale will help lighten our load,” she said.

In Kuala Nerus, Bernama reported that the Terengganu branch of the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry has scheduled 18 sessions of the Madani Rahmah Sales Programme at locations near floodaffected areas throughout the state.

Its director, Saharuddin Mohd Kia, said of the total, six sessions were arranged in Hulu Terengganu; four in Dungun; three in Marang; two each in Besut and Kuala Nerus; and one session in Kemaman.

“Ten sessions have already been carried out near the affected areas, and the remaining eight will follow as per the dates set,” he said after assessing the programme held at the shoplots in Taman Desa Tanjung Damai here.

He added that the Madani Rahmah Sales Progamme sessions, held in flood-affected locations, aim to help residents access food and daily necessities at prices that are 10 to 30 per cent lower than market rates.

“Visitors can access the programme schedule on the ministry’s official website and Terengganu Domestic Trade and Cost of Living’s Facebook page,” he added.

Saharuddin said that while the guidelines require a minimum of 25 discounted items at each session, the ministry had expanded the offerings to about 200 items, based on the specific needs of each area.

He also reminded non-governmental organisations and individuals not to purchase scheduled controlled goods in disasterstricken areas for distribution to affected victims.

“Purchases of subsidised packaged cooking oil for aid distribution are prohibited and it is recommended to buy bottled cooking oil instead,” he said.

Saharuddin reported that from Jan to Dec 11 this year, a total of 822 sessions in all eight parliamentary districts had been organised, attracting 892,065 visitors and generating RM37.81 million in sales.