KUALA LUMPUR: Johor and Pahang recorded a slight drop in the number of flood evacuees, with a total of 8,366 people at 73 relief centres in both states as of 6 am on Tuesday (Jan 9) compared with 8,566 people last night.
According to the latest report on the disaster situation in the country issued by the National Disaster Control Centre of the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), Johor recorded 7,324 flood victims.
Kota Tinggi recorded the highest number of flood victims, totalling 4,707 people at 26, followed by Kluang (1,601 people at 13 relief centres), Johor Bahru (840 people at five relief centres), Segamat (73 people at three relief centres), Kulai (86 people at one relief centres) and Pontian (17 people at one relief centres).
In Pahang, the number of victims decreased to 1,042 at 22 relief centres in three districts compared to 1,222 people at 27 relief centres last night.
The flood-affected districts are Pekan, with 360 victims at eight relief centres, and Maran and Rompin, each with seven relief centres and 341 victims.
A relief centre was also opened in Kuching, Sarawak, to accommodate 38 people whose homes were destroyed in a fire.
Meanwhile, several rivers in Johor recorded a dangerous level, including Sungai Skudai in Johor Bahru, Sungai Johor (Johor Bahru), Sungai Johor (Kota Tinggi), Sungai Johor (Kulai) and Sungai Endau (Kluang), Sungai Perak (Hulu Perak, Perak), Sungai Arau (Arau, Perlis) and several rivers in Pahang, namely Sungai Kuantan (Kuantan), Sungai Pahang (Pekan), Sungai Pahang (Jerantut), Sungai Pahang (Maran) and Sungai Rompin (Rompin).
Some 60 roads are closed due to flood, damaged or collapsed bridges and landslides, including Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kluang in Kluang, Johor; Jalan Sungai Sam to Dabong, Jeli in Kelantan; East-West Highway Kupang-Gerik-Jeli, Hulu Perak in Perak and Temerloh-Jerantut Road in Pahang. – Bernama
