Higher ground: Two chickens perch on a tree as floodwaters continue flowing in Kampung Buluh, Bandar Permaisuri, Terengganu. — Bernama
PETALING JAYA: Water levels at 12 of the 23 locations in Kelantan and Terengganu are rising, according to the Environment and Water Ministry’s web portal publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my.
It showed 23 locations in both states breaching danger level readings as at 6pm yesterday.
A total of 32,543 people have been evacuated to relief centres in five states in the peninsula as rain-induced floods continue to wreak havoc, particularly in the east coast states of Terengganu, Kelantan and Pahang.
The number of evacuees rose slightly in Perak while it remained unchanged in Johor.
There were seven locations alongside rivers which breached dangerous water level readings in Kelantan, namely Sungai Kelantan, Sungai Lebir and Kampung Sungai Nai in Kuala Krai, Kampung Jambu in Tumpat, Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang, and Tanah Merah.
The six locations with rising water levels in Terengganu were Sungai Terengganu in Kuala Terengganu, Sungai Dungun in Dungun, Sungai Kemaman, Sungai Marang and Sungai Tumpat in Kemaman.
Sungai Nerus in Kuala Nerus was also in the warning category as at 6pm.
Continuous rains since Saturday had also seen residents from Tumpat, Kelantan, describing the floods in their area as the “worst in 31 years”.
Data from publicinfobanjir also showed that water levels at Sungai Keratong in Rompin, Pahang also breached the danger level.
Three locations in Pahang were placed in the “caution” category. They are Sungai Tembeling in Jerantut, the Chegar Perah bridge in Lipis and Sungai Luit in Maran, with water levels there also indicated to be rising as at 6pm yesterday.
Another 12 locations in Pahang are also at caution levels.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) also issued a warning of continuous rains in Kedah, Perlis, Penang, Perak, Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor until tomorrow through a statement on its website yesterday.
