JOHOR BARU: The number of flood victims in Johor has risen to 2,051 as of noon from 1,089 at 8am.
The 2,051 were from 470 families who have been evacuated to 29 relief centres in five districts following the torrential rain which hit Johor.
Johor Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat, in a statement, said that as of noon, Segamat recorded 206 victims from 47 families living in Kampung Lembah Bakti, Kampung Orang Asli Segamat Kechil, Kampung Bukit Tunggal, Kampung Gelang Chincin, Kampung Melayu Raya and Kampung Paya Lebar.
The six relief centres opened earlier in Segamat were Dewan SJK(C) Ai Chun, Balai Raya Segamat Kechil, Balai Raya Kampung Bukit Tunggal, Balai Raya Kampung Gelang Chincin, Balai Raya Kampung Orang Asli and Balai Raya Kampug Paya Lebar.
The additional relief centres opened were Sekolah Kampung Sawah Baru, Balai Raya Kampung Batu Badak, Balai Raya Kampung Berata, Kampung Pogoh Tengah, Sekolah Agama Medoi, Balairaya Jalan Pemuda , Sekolah Agama Kampung Jawa, SK Batu Anam, Sekolah Agama Ismail Ariffin and SK Kampung Tenang.
Tangkak saw 99 victims from 26 families in Kampung Melempang Sagil seeking temporary shelter at Balai Raya Kampung Melepang, SK Serom and SK Sialang.
Kota Tinggi recorded 1,082 victims from 221 families living in Kampung Tersusun Seri Delima, Kampung Baru Sungai Mas and Taman Mawai who were relocated to Dewan Kota Kechil, Balai Raya Kampung Tersusun Seri Delima, Surau Kampung Baru Sungai Mas and Rumah Ketua Kampung Baru Sungai Mas.
Meanwhile, Batu 3 and Batu 9 of Jalan Mawai, both in Kota Tinggi have been closed due to the flood and are accessible only by light vehicles.
In Batu Pahat, there were 30 victims from seven families relocated to the Balai Raya Kampung Sengkuang.
Kluang recorded 50 victims from 12 families at the Dewan Kampung Parit Hasan and Dewan Kampung Kolam Air.
In Johor Baru, 90 victims from 20 families were evacuated to SK Nam Heng in Ulu Tiram and Sekolah Agama Kampung Cahaya Baru Masai.
A total of 30 victims from five families in Kampung Sengkuang Sri Gading in Batu Pahat were relocated to Balai Raya Kampung Sengkuang Sri Gading.
Meanwhile, in KELANTAN, the number of flood victims in the state dropped to 2,858 people as of 1pm today, compared with 4,440 recorded yesterday afternoon.
According to the Social Welfare Department via its Infobanjir application, 18 evacuation centres remained open at Kota Bharu, Pasir Puteh, Kuala Krai and Pasir Mas.
Pasir Puteh recorded the highest number of victims with 2,548 people (697 families) at 10 evacuation centres, while Pasir Mas housed 180 victims (59 families) at three centres.
According to the state government website, http://ebanjir.kelantan.gov.my, the water level at Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang is the only river which still stood above the danger level of 9m, at 9.59 metres currently.
The readings for Sungai Kelantan at Jambatan Guillemard, Tanah Merah also increased to 12.85 metres compared with 12.71 metres recorded at 11am today. Meanwhile, the water level at other main rivers have returned to normal.