Kuala lumpur: The flood situation in Terengganu, Selangor, Kelantan, Perak, and Pahang continues to improve, with fewer evacuees recorded at temporary relief centres (PPS) as of 9 pm today.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, in Terengganu, the number of evacuees has decreased to 287 people from 102 families, down from 511 people from 178 families earlier. The Terengganu Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat reported that 245 evacuees from 92 families remain at two PPS - Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Atas Tol and SK Rengas Bekah - while in Marang, 42 evacuees from 10 families are still housed at SK Paya Resak.
In Selangor, the number of evacuees has reduced to 1,918 people from 543 families from 2,224 people from 613 families earlier in the day. The Infobencana portal of the Social Welfare Department (JKM) indicated that the number of PPS in operation has also decreased to 27 from 29, across four districts - Kuala Selangor, Sepang, Kuala Langat, and Sabak Bernam.
In Kelantan, the number of evacuees has dropped to 203 people from 82 families, compared to 353 people from 129 families earlier. All evacuees remain at PPS Pasir Mas.
In Perak, the number of evacuees has slightly decreased to 3,684 people from 1,090 families across 21 PPS in five affected districts, compared to 3,837 people from 1,156 families earlier. The JPBN Perak Secretariat reported that Hilir Perak still records the highest number of evacuees at 1,786 people, followed by Bagan Datuk (903), Manjung (506), Perak Tengah (464), and Larut, Matang and Selama (25).
In Pahang, the number of evacuees has decreased to 200 people from 52 families compared to 289 people from 79 families earlier. According to Infobencana JKM, 126 evacuees from 34 families are placed at four PPS in Bera, 42 evacuees from 11 families at four PPS in Temerloh, 25 evacuees from six families at one PPS in Maran, and seven evacuees from one family at one PPS in Kuantan.
Meanwhile, in Perlis, the number of evacuees has increased to 1,503 people from 1,387 earlier, housed at eight PPS in Padang Besar, Kangar, and Arau. In Kedah, the number of evacuees remains unchanged at 219 people from 64 families, staying at two PPS in Kubang Pasu.