JOHOR BARU: The number of flood victims evacuated in Johor stood at 8,130 as of 6am today.
State Health and Environment Committee chairman Datuk Ayub Rahmat said the 2,277 families are taking shelter at 73 temporary relief centres in five districts.
The latest figure is a slight increase from the 8,055 victims recorded at midnight.
Ayub said most of the victims are in Segamat district, with 6,206 victims from 1,781 families at 54 relief centres.
Other districts affected are Tangkak, with 1,534 victims from 392 families at 12 relief centres; Kluang, with 211 victims from 56 families at four relief centres; Muar, with 174 victims from 45 families at two relief centres; and Kota Tinggi with five victims from three families at one relief centre.
He said the Meteorological Department has forecasted thunderstorms in waters off eastern Johor until late morning today.
"(There will be) strong winds of up to 50km/h and choppy sea conditions, with waves up to 3.5m, which is dangerous to small boats," he said.
In PAHANG, eight more relief centres were opened, bringing the total number of evacuation points in the state to 93 from 85 last night, as more victims were relocated due to further flooding this morning.
Pahang Civil Defence Force director Zainal Yussof said that as of 6.30am, seven relief centres were opened in Temerloh to shelter 90 people from 23 families; while one relief centre was opened in Bera for a family of three.
Zainal said floods in nine districts in the state have worsened, forcing 5,912 people from 1,536 families to be temporarily relocated to relief centres in nine districts state-wide as of 8am.
In Kuantan, 1,354 people from 344 families were relocated to nine relief centres in the district.
In Lipis, 869 people from 234 families were relocated to 23 relief centres in the district, while in Rompin, 632 people from 169 families were taking shelter at four relief centres.
“In Jerantut, 821 people from 197 families are taking shelter at 16 relief centres, while in Raub there are 456 people from 143 families at 17 relief centres,” he added.
In Maran, 1,079 people from 284 families were evacuated to 12 relief centres after their houses were inundated by floodwaters.
“In Pekan, 608 people from 141 families are taking shelter at four relief centres in the district,” Zainal said.
In KELANTAN, the number of people at flood shelters dropped to 362 people in four districts as of 8am today.
The districts are Gua Musang, Jeli, Kuala Krai and Pasir Putih.
According to the Kelantan flood operations centre, Gua Musang has the largest number of evacuees, with150 people from 34 families.
Pasir Putih has 100 people, Kuala Krai, 77 and Jeli, 47.
In NEGRI SEMBILAN, Bernama reports that the number of flood victims in the state increased to 157 people as of 8am today.
According to the Social Welfare Department's infobanjir, the 157 evacuees (comprising 43 families) are from Taman Sungai Gemas, and they are being accommodated at the evacuation centre at Dewan Besar Gemas.
It said the evacuation center at Balairaya Kampung Jeram Panjang was closed last night after the evacuees, comprising four families, returned to their respective homes.
In PERAK, Bernama reports that a total of 569 people from 176 families are still at eight flood evacuation centres in five districts as of 8am.
According to the Social Welfare Department's infobanjir, the evacuation centres are in the districts of Kinta, Larut Matang and Selama, Manjung, Hilir Perak and Perak Tengah.
Manjung recorded the highest number of flood victims with 383 people, 180 of whom are at Dewan Inderawati, Beruas; while the remaining 203 people are at Sekolah Rendah Agama Rakyat Padang Serai.
In the district of Larut Matang and Selama, there are 65 evacuees at two relief centres, namely Dewan Orang Ramai Matang Merbau Sungai Tinggi (24 people) and Surau Padang Serai Dalam (41 people).
In Kinta, 76 people are at Dewan Sikh Settlement Tanjung Tualang, while in Hilir Perak, 31 flood victims are at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Ara.
In the Hilir Perak district, four people are taking shelter at Surau Kampung Talang Belanja Kiri, Parit, and 10 others are at Surau Nurul Jannah, Parit 6, Layang-Layang Kiri, Parit.
In SABAH, Bernama reports that the number of flood victims at three evacuation centres in Pitas and Paitan has dropped to 228 people from 86 families as of 8am today.
Chief Secretariat of the Sabah Disaster Management Committee, Colonel Mulliadi Al-Hamdi Ladin, said 45 victims (from 10 families) are at the evacuation centre at Dewan Kampung Binsulung in Paitan.
In the Pitas district, he said 61 of the victims (from 28 families) are at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pekan 2; and 122 victims (from 48 families) are at Dewan Komuniti Kampung Indah.
Reporting by AHMAD FAIRUZ OTHMAN, NOR AIN MOHAMED RADHI, SULAIMAN JAAFAR AND BERNAMA