Studies first: SMK Sultan Mansor student Shahrul Mukhriz Omar, 16, doing schoolwork despite being unable to attend school due to his house being flooded in Kampung Titian Baru, Kuala Terengganu. — Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 5,202 people are being housed at 38 flood relief centres in three states, with the number of evacuees rising in Terengganu and Kelantan but remaining unchanged in Perak.
In Terengganu, the situation in six flood-hit districts worsened when the number of evacuees increased to 4,787 yesterday morning compared with 4,476 the night before, reported Bernama.
According to the Terengganu disaster management committee secretariat, Kuala Nerus was the worst-hit district, with 1,486 people from 388 families being housed at 13 relief centres, while Kuala Terengganu had 1,095 people from 319 families at five relief centres.
It said 637 people from 148 families have been evacuated to four relief centres in Besut while Marang has 1,227 people from 307 families in seven relief centres; Setiu has eight people from three families in one relief centre; and Dungun has 23 people from five families in one relief centre.
Meanwhile, the publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my/aras-air portal reported that the water levels at Sungai Nerus in Kampung Bukit; Sungai Setiu in Kampung Besut; and Sungai Setiu at Jambatan Permaisuri were at the alert levels while the Parit Utama station at Padang Kemunting in Kuala Nerus had breached the danger level.In Kelantan, the number of evacuees continued to increase to 376 (97 families) yesterday, compared with 316 (80 families) the night before. According to the Social Welfare Department, all 376 evacuees are being housed at seven relief centres in Pasir Puteh, Bachok and Machang.
Meanwhile, Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang has breached the danger level.
In Perak, the number of evacuees remained unchanged at 39 (14 families) at a relief centre in Alor Pongsu, Kerian.
