Number Of Evacuees Drop In Pahang, Kelantan, Terengganu, Unchanged In Johor

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- The number of flood evacuees in relief centres in Pahang, Kelantan and Terengganu dropped this evening, while in Johor, the situation remains unchanged.

In PAHANG, there are 12,226 evacuees from 4,052 families at 79 relief centres as of 4.40 pm compared to 13,472 evacuees at 81 centres this morning, with 10,573 people in 47 centres in Kuantan, followed by Pekan (965 people in 11 centres), Rompin (353 people in eight centres), Maran (161 people in four centres), Jerantut (145 people in four centres) and Lipis (five people in one centre).

Meanwhile, Temerloh (22 people in three centres) and Bera (two people in one centre) are the latest districts to be hit by floods.

In TERENGGANU, the number of evacuees dropped to 1,202 people from 340 families as of 5 pm compared to 1,344 people this morning, with 951 people from 269 families in 14 centres in Kemaman, and 251 people from 71 families in two centres in Dungun.

Two centres in Hulu Terengganu were closed at noon today, with all evacuees allowed to return home. 

In KELANTAN, there are 74 evacuees from 22 families at four centres in Kuala Krai this evening compared to 186 people this morning, while in JOHOR, 356 people from 93 families remain in Mersing.

-- BERNAMA