KOTA BAHARU, December 18 – The flood situation in Kelantan has worsened with the districts of Kuala Krai and Machang now also hit by floods.
According to the state government’s flood portal, the number of flood evacuees rose to 2,084 people tonight as compared to 1,295 people this afternoon.
Twenty-nine flood relief centres have been activated to shelter the victims.
In Kuala Krai, 92 victims are being sheltered at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Telekong while in Machang, 39 evacuees were sent to three shelters, Madrasah Sungai Mas, SK Pangkal Meleret and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Pei Hwa.
Jeli also saw a rise in evacuees to 927 victims who are being sheltered at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Ayer Lanas, SK Jeli 1, SK Legeh, Madrasah Desa Rabana, SK Kalai, SK Kuala Balah and Masjid Gemang.
It was the same situation in Tanah Merah, with the number of victims rising to 716 people who have ben placed in 15 evacuation centres namely Madrasah Kampung Renat, Dewan Desa Taqwa, SK Kulim, Madrasah Kampung Kulim, Madrasah Bendang Besar, Madrasah Kampung Banggol Yek, Balai Raya Kampung Padang Kijang, SK Bukit Panau, Sk Sri Kelewek, SK Alor Pasir, Sekolah Arab Kuala Kajang, SK Sri Suria 1, Madrasah Manal 3, SK Lawang dan Balai Raya Bukit Kechik.
Meanwhile, in Pasir Puteh, a total of 226 evacuees are still being housed SK Wakaf Raja, SK Changgai and Dewan SMK Kamil while in Pasir Mas, 84 people still remain Madrasah Haji Daud.
As at 9pm, the water level of Sungai Golok in Jenob, Tanah Merah at 24.90 metres (danger level 23.50 metres ) while Rantau Panjang it was 10.08 metres (danger level nine metres).
As for roads, KM8.0 Jalan Machang-Pangkal Meleret, KM 7.0 Jalan Kampung Pek-Paloh Rawa, Jalan Pangkal Gong-Kemubu, KM 42.0 Jalan Lama Machang-Kuala Krai and Jalan Machang-Kota Baharu are closed.
In Kuala Krai, KM4 Jalan Sungai Durian and Jalan Bukit Sireh are closed while in Pasir Mas, KM12 Jalan Rantau Panjang-Panglima Bayu is not passable.
So too KM12 Jalan Chiku-Aring, Gua Musang, KM31 Jalan Kota Baharu-Kuala Terengganu in Pasir Puteh and Jalan Jeli-Dabong in Kampung Reka, Jeli.
The flood situation in Terengganu has also taken a turn for the worse with 1,145 flood victims from 32 familes now at 17 shelters, according the National Security Council’s portal for the state.
Dungun is the worst hit with 560 victims from 170 families at four shelters followed by Kemaman which has 419 victims from 110 families in nine relief centres.
In Besut, 148 victims from 36 families are seeking shelter at Masjid Keruak Surau Kampung Bukit Mali and Masjid Kampung La.
In the state capital Kuala Terengganu, 18 victims from four families are at Dewan Seri Kandi Kuala Terengganu.
– BERNAMA
