KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — The number of flood evacuees in Johor, while the figures in Perak, Pahang, and Sarawak remained as at 8am today.
Johor
State Disaster Management Committee (JBPN) chairman Tan Sri Azmi Rohani said 1,097 people from 329 families are sheltered in 12 temporary relief centres (PPS) across four districts, up from 1,092 recorded last night.
“Kluang has the highest number of evacuees at 415, while Pontian (354), Kota Tinggi (275), and Johor Bahru (53) remain unchanged.
“Jalan Mawai Lama (Rumah Burung) in Kota Tinggi remains completely closed to all types of vehicles due to flooding, with no alternative routes available,” he said in a statement today.
Azmi noted that cloudy weather was forecast this morning for Muar, Pontian, Batu Pahat, and Kota Tinggi.
Perak
The number of flood evacuees remained at 31, comprising nine families from Kampung Padang Serai, Kampung Kasi, and Kampung Pengkalan Damar in Manjung.
According to the JPBN secretariat, they are housed at the SAR Padang Serai PPS.
The JPBN said the Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) installed two pumps in Kampung Padang Serai on January 10 to drain floodwaters.
The state DID also noted the water levels at Sungai Rui in Hulu Perak and Sungai Perak in Bagan Datuk are at the alert levels of 165.42m and 2.38m, respectively, compared with the normal levels of 165.1m and 1m.
Additionally, the Public Works Department said that route A018, Jalan Bota Kiri towards Jambatan Dato’ Sagor, is open to only heavy vehicles due to rising water levels of approximately 0.6m.
Pahang
The Social Welfare Department’s Infobencana app said that the number of evacuees at Balai Raya Kampung Jawa, Rompin, remains unchanged at 186 people from 43 families.
Sarawak
The number of evacuees remained at 20, all housed at the PPS in Dewan Kompleks Sukan Kanowit.
— Bernama
