KUALA TERENGGANU: The number of people forced to evacuate their homes due to flooding in the state rose overnight.
State Civil Defence Department director Lt Colonel Che Adam A Rahman said that as of 7.30am today, 600 people from 169 families are taking shelter at 12 relief centres state-wide, compared to 503 people last night.
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Adam said eight relief centres were opened yesterday in Kuala Terengganu, Marang, Dungun and Kuala Nerus when floodwaters rose following continuous heavy rain.
In Marang, 368 people from 108 families are housed at four relief centres, namely Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seri Payong, Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Bukit Gasing, SK Marang and SK Pasir Putih.
In Kuala Terengganu, 45 people from 15 families are at Sekolah Kebangsaan Chendering.
In Kuala Nerus, 54 people from 14 families were evacuated to three relief centres, including SK Bukit Nenas and SK Bukit Guntong.
In Dungun, 47 people from 12 families are at the Paka Civic Centre.
In Setiu, two relief centres are accommodating 65 people from 14 families.
In Besut, 21 victims from six families are at Sekolah Kebangsaan Tembila.
Meanwhile, according to the Department of Irrigation and Drainage, three rivers in Marang and Setiu are above their warning levels this morning.
Sungai Nerus in Kampung Langkap, Setiu, is at 21.44 metres (its warning level is 20.75m); while the reading at Sungai Chalok at the Chalok Bridge in Setiu is at 8.34 metres (its warning level is 7.70m).
Sungai Marang at the Pengkalan Berangan bridge is at 2.31 metres (0.01 metre above the warning level).