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Floods hit Johor, Sabah; 28,310 evacuated nationwide by 6am

27/12/2023

Johor and Sabah are the most recent states to experience flooding, bringing the total to six states. As of this morning at 6 am, there were 28,310 people in need of evacuation, up from 25,938 people this evening.

The state with the greatest number of evacuees, according to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), is still Kelantan (17,466), who have been placed in 89 temporary relief centers. This is a rise from the 15,145 victims in 92 centers as of 4 p.m. yesterday.

In Terengganu, the number of victims reduced to 10,103 people in 113 centres compared to 10,199 evacuees housed at 125 centres yesterday evening, as Pahang also saw a drop in the number of evacuees with 485 people still sheltering in nine centres compared to 590 in 13 centres yesterday.

There is no change in Selangor, with four victims still placed at the relief centre in the Kuala Langat district.

Of the nine relief centers that are still operational in Pahang, according to Nadma, one—located in Cameron Highlands—is still housing 87 victims from 17 families that were uprooted by a landslide.

It is anticipated that there will be nonstop rain in the districts of Dungun and Kemaman in Terengganu, Jerantut, Kuantan, Pekan, and Rompin in Pahang, and Segamat, Mersing, and Kota Tinggi in Johor. The Bernama

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