Number of flood evacuees drops in four states

Number of flood evacuees drops in four states

Rivers in Kelantan and Selangor are no longer at danger level.

The number of people at relief centres has dropped in four states as flood waters have begun to recede.
KUALA LUMPUR:
The number of flood evacuees has dropped in Selangor, Kelantan, Pahang and Melaka, and that in Perak was unchanged as of this morning, while a slight increase was recorded in Negri Sembilan.

In KELANTAN the number of evacuees had decreased to 1,389 people from 472 families this morning compared to 1,666 people from 572 families yesterday, all at eight relief centres in the Pasir Mas district.

The Drainage and Irrigation Department reported that no main river in Kelantan has surpassed the danger level and that only two rivers, namely Sungai Kelantan in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas, and Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang, Pasir Mas are at the warning level.

In SELANGOR, the number of evacuees had decreased to 17,915 people from 4,407 families involving 101 relief centres, compared to 18,126 people in 103 relief centres last night.

10 Selangor roads closed

Selangor Police said 10 roads were closed at 4am today. They are:

Lorong Ikan Haruan, Kg Bukit Lanchong, Putra Heights (Subang Jaya); Jalan Olak Lempit to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (Kuala Langat); Jambatan FT 31 Dengkil – Banting (Sepang) and Jalan BRP 7/2 Bukit Rahman Putra (Sungai Buloh);

Jalan Sg Panjang – Tanjung Malim (Sabak Bernam); Jalan Kuala Selangor – Meru and Jalan Kuala Selangor – Bestari Jaya (Kuala Selangor). The bridge leading to Lapang Sasar, Subang was closed due to damage and Jalan PJU 7, in Mutiara Damansara near the MRT station was closed due to potholes (Petaling Jaya).

The water level at Sungai Langat in Bukit Changgang, Kuala Langat which was at danger level yesterday has dropped to warning level at 4.15 metres.

Meanwhile, the number of flood victims in PAHANG dropped slightly to 34,390 people at 245 relief centres compared to 34,487 at 246 relief centres yesterday, according to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana application.

The East Coast Highway Phase 1 from Chenor to Temerloh is now open but the route between Temerloh and Karak in both directions is still impassable.

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