The Seberang Tayor Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) scheme, about 25km from here, was the worst affected by floods last week.

Its manager Jamil Abas said the scheme which had 511 residents from 132 homes suffered total losses as nothing could be rescued with flood waters reaching their roofs.

He said overall, the losses amounted to an estimated RM6.8 million which included the destruction to Felda's assets.

"Out of the total, losses due to destruction to the settlers' houses and belongings are estimated at RM6.45 million," he said when met by reporters here.

Jamil said 132 settlers' homes were inundated with some even submerged.

"Because the water rose so fast, the settlers could not save anything, except themselves with only the clothes on their backs."

He said each settler family lost RM50,000 to RM70,000, and the land scheme was cut off from the rest of the world with flood waters as high as 4.5 metres.

Jamil said all the settlers were moved to three relief centres at the Gerakan Persatuan Wanita (GPW) building, civic hall and Sekolah Agama Rakyat (SAR) of the scheme.

It was observed yesterday that the flood waters at the scheme had receded but almost all homes sustained damage such as broken windows and missing walls, requiring a lot of money to repair.

Jamil noted that at the peak of the flood on Dec 4, the scheme ran out of food after using up its final supply of 24 packets of rice weighing 10kg each, dried fish and canned sardines.

"Fortunately, the Welfare Services Department arrived the next day and brought by helicopter 60 packets of rice, canned sardines, sugar, milk powder, cooking oil, coffee powder, tea and biscuits.

"Several non-governmental organisations including from outside Terengganu also extended aid such as drinking water, rice and used clothes as soon as the flood waters receded on Saturday," he said.

Jamil said the flood this time was extraordinary with the water rising rapidly, resulting in the settlers unable to save their belongings.

He said the flood was also the biggest in 49 years since the scheme opened in 1964.