Move to higher ground: A resident moving his belongings as floodwaters enter his home in Kuala Krai. — Bernama
KUALA KRAI: Several routes and houses around villages in Kuala Krai have been inundated following continuous heavy rain since Wednesday night.
A Bernama survey of Kampung Bukit Arang, Bukit Sireh, Batu Mengkebang and Chuchuh Puteri found that the residents did not dare to use the roads in their villages due to the fast currents and concerns over their safety.
A resident in Batu Mengkebang, 45-year-old Mohamad Abdullah, said water began to rise to thigh-level at about 6am and they had to move all the items in the house to a higher place.
“I also suffered financial losses as I had to temporarily close my nasi kerabu and nasi dagang stall.
“Although floodwaters in my area receded quite fast, I still dare not open my stall,” he told Bernama here yesterday.
Nursyafreena Rosli, 27, of Kampung Kenor, said she had to drive through the floodwaters along the road in Bukit Che Si to get to her workplace.
“If it continues to rain, I may have to ask for permission from my employer to go back early for fear the main road to my home may be flooded,” she said.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal, 304 victims from 83 families are still placed at eight temporary relief centres in Kelantan as at noon yesterday, involving seven areas in Kuala Krai and one in Tanah Merah.
Meanwhile, based on information from https://publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my/, three main rivers in Kelantan are at the warning level, namely Sungai Nal here (at 24m), Sungai Kelantan in Kampung Temangan, Machang (15.5m) and Sungai Lanas in Air Lanas, Jeli (29m).
