KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 — The flood situation in Melaka, Pahang and Johor has not changed much with the number of victims at the states’ temporary relief centres (PPS) increasing slightly to 292 victims this morning, compared with 256 victims last night.
In MELAKA, the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) secretariat in a statement announced that the number of victims increased slightly to 36 people from eight families compared with 34 people last night, who were placed at the SK Parit Penghulu PPS.
According to the Social Welfare Department’s (JKM) InfoBencana site, a similar situation was reported in PAHANG, when the number of flood victims in Rompin increasing slightly to 84 victims from 23 families, compared with 49 victims from 13 families last night with the victims placed at the Kampung Setajam PPS.
In JOHOR, a different situation was recorded with the number of victims evacuated slightly decreasing to 172 people from 58 families in seven PPS in Segamat, compared with 173 people yesterday.
JPBN chairman Datuk Asman Shah Abd Rahman in a statement announced that two rivers in Segamat have exceeded danger level — Sungai Muar in Buloh Kasap (8.89m) and Jeti Sungai Tekam (4.13m).
Meanwhile, the Felda Tenggaroh 3 road in Mersing is closed after a slope collapse.
