KUALA LUMPUR (ANN/THE STAR) – The flood situation across seven Malaysian states deteriorated further on Saturday, with the number of evacuees rising to over 120,000, up from 106,505 the previous night. Relief centres (PPS) are witnessing an influx of displaced residents as heavy rains continue to affect multiple districts.
The State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) in Terengganu reported a sharp increase in evacuees, reaching 35,124 individuals on Saturday morning, up from 24,752 the previous evening. Kuala Terengganu became the latest district impacted, with 869 evacuees from 230 families housed in four PPS.
Besut remains the most affected area with 13,930 evacuees in 117 PPS, followed by Setiu (5,950 evacuees, 53 PPS), Hulu Terengganu (5,942 evacuees, 63 PPS), Kemaman (3,701 evacuees, 33 PPS), and Dungun (3,492 evacuees, 44 PPS). The Department of Irrigation and Drainage’s InfoBanjir portal indicated that water levels at 20 monitoring stations remain at dangerous levels.
Kelantan saw a significant rise in evacuees, with 80,640 individuals from 25,042 families seeking shelter in 279 PPS as of Saturday morning, up from 72,360 the previous night. Pasir Mas recorded the highest number of evacuees at 24,890, followed by Tumpat (13,429), Kota Bharu (10,885), Pasir Puteh (8,372), and Kuala Krai (5,865). Nine major rivers in the state remain above danger levels.
The number of evacuees in Kedah increased to 7,911 from 2,420 families across 50 PPS, compared to 6,037 the night before. The most affected districts include Kubang Pasu (2,570 evacuees in 15 PPS), Kota Setar (2,294 in 10 PPS), and Padang Terap (1,298 in 11 PPS).
In Negri Sembilan: A total of 2,174 evacuees from 615 families are housed in 22 PPS across Tampin, Port Dickson, Jempol, and Kuala Pilah districts. Perlis saw the number of evacuees rose slightly to 520 individuals from 149 families in four PPS.
In Johor, Segamat and Tangkak recorded an increase in evacuees to 425 individuals across nine PPS, while Melaka’s evacuees increased to 229 from 63 families in six PPS, with a new centre opened at SK Ayer Jernih in Alor Gajah.
In Selangor, the number of evacuees in Klang decreased slightly to 473 individuals across two PPS. Meanwhile, Perak recorded no changes, with 20 evacuees remaining at SK Parit Haji Aman in Kerian since Tuesday.
