KUALA LUMPUR:The flood situation in the states of Sabah, Johor and Kelantan is improving with more evacuees having returned home, while in Pahang, there is not much change due to the stagnant floodwater.
However, in Sarawak, continuous heavy rain forced more residents to be evacuated with the number of evacuees having increased to 1,473 people at 21 relief centres (PPS) today, from only 385 people yesterday, with e Kuching district recording the most number of victims at 1,179 at 12 PPS.
According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee in its daily report, Serian recorded 200 evacuees at five PPS, Simunjan (40 people at one PPS), Kota Samarahan (34 people at one PPS) and Miri (20 people at two PPS).
Floods hit the southern and northern parts of Sarawak since Wednesday following continuous rain, added with the high tide phenomena, but the weather is expected to improve from tomorrow.
In SABAH, the number of flood victims dropped to 935 people from 336 families this morning, from 1,054 people (412 families) yesterday.
The SabahDisaster Management Committee Secretariat in a statement said the victims were housed at 11 PPS which were opened in in six districts, namely Kota Marudu, Pitas, Kudat, Beaufort, Lahad Datu and Paitan.
Meanwhile, 33 roads in the state were affected by the floods with 19 of them in Beaufort, Kudat (six), Pitas (six) and two in Kota Marudu.
In PAHANG, the Social Welfare Department (JKM) InfoBencana portal reported that a total of 11,422 people from 3,044 families are still at 126 PPS in eight districts this morning.
Pekan recorded the highest number of victims at 3,290 people, followed by Temerloh (3,140 people), Maran (2,066 people), Bera (1,610 people) and Kuantan (841 people).
The flood situation in Lipis, Jerantut and Raub is improving and the number of evacuees having dropped to 353 people, 73 people and 49 people, respectively.
In JOHOR, the number of flood victims has also dropped, with 2,943 people involving 812 families at 8 am today compared to 2,999 people involving 830 families, yesterday. The evacuees are at 30 PPS in five districts.
State Health and Environment Committee chairman R.Vidyananthan, in a statement , said Kota Tinggi still recorded the highest number of flood victims, with 2,110 people involving 558 families at 22 PPS, followed by Johor Bahru (624 people, 205 families at five PPS), Kluang ( 121 people, 27 families at one PPS), Segamat (76 people, 20 families at one PPS) and Batu Pahat (12 people, two families at one PPS).
In KELANTAN, the flood water has receded, but there are still 32 flood evacuees in the Pasir Mas district at 8 am today, from 58 people yesterday.
Based on the Social Welfare Department (JKM) InfoBencana application, all the flood victims, including a baby boy, are being accommodated at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tok Deh.
According to the portal infobanjir.water.gov.my, Sungai Golok in Kuala Jambu still recorded a reading above the danger level of 2.52 metres (danger level is 2.50 metre).
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Thu Jan 14 2021
In Sabah, the number of flood victims dropped to 935 people from 336 families this morning, from 1,054 people (412 families) yesterday.- Jabatan Pertahanan Awam
Israel lancarkan serangan peluru berpandu ke atas kilang kereta Iran di Homs, Syria - Pemantau
Tiga peluru berpandu Israel mengenai sebuah kilang kereta Iran di wilayah tengah Homs, Syria pada Ahad, lapor Badan Pemantau Hak Asasi Manusia Syria.
24 orang terbunuh selepas Israel serang masjid, sekolah di Gaza
Sekurang-kurangnya 24 orang terbunuh manakala 93 lagi cedera akibat serangan udara Israel di sebuah masjid dan sebuah sekolah yang menempatkan penduduk Gaza pada Ahad.
Israel tingkat serangan udara di timur Lubnan
Hampir semua bangunan di bandar lama Baalbek di Timur Lubnan musnah selepas rejim zionis meningkatkan serangan udaranya pada Ahad.
Jokowi seru sentiasa berwaspada di tengah-tengah cabaran global
Presiden Joko Widodo menyeru Tentera Nasional Indonesia (TNI) untuk sentiasa berwaspada dan bersiap sedia ketika negara berdepan dengan cabaran global yang semakin meningkat.
Pesawat Frontier Airlines terbakar ketika mendarat
Pesawat penerbangan 1326 Frontier Airlines terbakar ketika mendarat di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Harry Reid di Las Vegas, Nevada.
7 maut termasuk dua kanak-kanak di Maharashtra
Sekurang-kurangnya tujuh orang termasuk dua kanak-kanak maut dan beberapa lagi cedera selepas kebakaran besar berlaku di sebuah bangunan di Maharashtra, Mumbai.
Jumlah kematian akibat banjir besar di Bosnia dan Herzegovina meningkat kepada 18 - Pihak berkuasa
Jumlah kematian akibat banjir besar di Kanton Herzegovina-Neretva dan Kanton Bosnia Tengah di barat daya Bosnia dan Herzegovina (BiH) telah meningkat kepada 18 orang.
Kejadian tembak di Selama, polis tahan pemilik kebun
Polis menahan seorang lelaki tempatan kerana disyaki terlibat kes tembakan sehingga menyebabkan seorang individu cedera di Kampung Sumpit Beras, Rantau Panjang dekat Selama Jumaat lepas.
Kedai runcit simpan, cuci sayuran dalam tandas sebelum dijual
Sebuah kedai runcit diusahakan seorang warga asing dikesan melakukan pelbagai kesalahan kepenggunaan termasuk menyimpan sayur-sayuran di dalam tandas premis itu.
Lelaki lemas ketika mandi di Pantai Tanjung Tokong
Seorang lelaki ditemukan lemas ketika mandi di Pantai Tanjung Tokong hari ini.
8,066 mangsa banjir di Kedah setakat 8 malam
Menurut laporan Info Bencana Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), kesemua 2,582 keluarga berkenaan melibatkan penduduk di lima daerah di negeri itu.
711 mangsa banjir Pasir Mas masih berada di empat PPS malam ini
Hanya empat pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) beroperasi malam ini berbanding enam pagi tadi.
JKM Kelantan peruntuk RM4.5 juta sebulan tampung belanja 9,034 warga emas
Senarai penerima dikemas kini setiap tahun, selain lawatan dan pemantauan dilaksanakan bagi memastikan kebajikan mereka terbela.
Banjir: Kerajaan Pahang peruntuk RM11 juta bantu mangsa
Peruntukan tersebut akan digunakan untuk menyediakan keperluan harian mangsa banjir khususnya mereka di PPS.
Tiga beradik tinggal bersama 13 anjing kini jalani kehidupan lebih teratur
Tiga beradik berusia 12, 10, dan sembilan tahun yang diselamatkan daripada tinggal bersama 13 ekor anjing, musang dan timbunan sampah pada Isnin lalu, kini menjalani kehidupan yang lebih teratur.
268 mangsa banjir di Lipis dipindahkan
Kejadian banjir berlaku susulan hujan lebat yang bermula sejak malam Ahad.
Wanita warga emas cekal jaga suami terlantar, tiga anak OKU
Meriam Ibrahim, 63, tidak mengeluh menumpukan sepenuh perhatian kepada suaminya Halim Talib, 69, yang tidak lagi boleh menguruskan diri.
Dakwaan bakul makanan hanya diedar di kawasan ahli Parlimen tertentu tidak benar
Pengagihan bakul makanan itu dibuat berdasarkan permohonan yang diterima, melalui 108 pejabat Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), di seluruh negara.
COVID-19: Pasangan suami isteri terlibat kes penipuan sumbangan ditahan
Mohd Iqbal berkata pasangan itu akan dibawa ke Mahkamah Majistret Langkawi bagi mendapatkan perintah tahanan reman hari ini.
Mangsa banjir di Kelantan terus meningkat
Jumlah mangsa itu membabitkan 268 keluarga yang ditempatkan di 25 PPS di Kota Bharu, Pasir Mas, Tanah Merah, Machang dan Pasir Puteh.