KUALA LUMPUR: Several areas in Pahang, Johor and Sarawak are expected to experience continuous rain until tomorrow.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said an alert-level continuous rain warning was issued for Kuantan, Pekan and Rompin in Pahang, while in Johor, it covers Kluang, Mersing, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and Johor Baru.
“Continuous rain is expected in Sarawak, particularly in Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu (Sibu and Selangau), Mukah and Bintulu until tomorrow,” it said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
Information on the current weather can be accessed via the myCuaca app or through MetMalaysia’s official website and social media platforms.
Meanwhile, Pahang and Sabah have fully recovered from floods.
A total of 140 victims from 52 families at three temporary relief centres (PPS) in the two states have returned home.
According to the latest report on floods from the National Disaster Control Centre under the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), the situation in Johor remained unchanged.
A total of 65 people from 19 families were still seeking shelter at two PPS in the Segamat district yesterday afternoon.
In Sarawak, the number of flood victims in Tatau district in Bintulu and Debak in Betong rose to 335 people from 103 families yesterday afternoon compared with 30 people from six families in the morning.
They were housed at three PPS.
Nadma said 27 people from eight families in Bintulu were affected by a storm, but no evacuation centres were opened yet.
The Irrigation and Drainage Department telemetry station also showed that five rivers in Johor, Kedah, Perlis and Terengganu were at danger levels as of 4pm yesterday.
They were Sungai Johor in Kota Tinggi and Sungai Muar in Segamat, Johor; Sungai Kedah, Kota Setar in Kedah; Sungai Arau in Perlis; and Sungai Terengganu in Hulu Terengganu.
The report said 17 roads were closed due to floods, damaged bridges and landslides.
It included Jalan Kuala Mentiga-Terapai in Pekan, Pahang; Jalan Bukit Jugra in Kuala Langat, Selangor; and Jalan Bukit Kayu Hitam-Bukit Tangga-Sintok in Kubang Pasu, Kedah.
