Floods: Number of evacuees continues to increase nationwide

In PAHANG, the state disaster management committee secretariat reported that there were 2,188 flood victims at 51 relief centres in eight districts.

According to the Drainage and Irrigation Department’s website, six rivers in the state were at danger level, namely Sungai Tanum at Chegar Perah in Lipis, Sungai Pahang in Paya Gintong and in Kuala Krau , Sungai Serting in Pdg Gudang , Sungai Luit in Kampung Subuh and Sungai Pukin . Melaka Civil Defence Department director Lt Kol Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said all the victims were from 14 areas in Alor Gajah, nine areas in Melaka Tengah and nine areas in Jasin.

State Health and Environment Committee chairman R. Vidyananthan said Mersing became the latest district to be hit by floods after 366 victims from 90 families were evacuated to six relief centres. The affected districts are Kota Marudu with 1,973 people from 520 families at 12 relief centres; Paitan ; Pitas, ; Sandakan ; Telupid Mohd Rosman Abdullah said the number of evacuees remained at 137 people from 42 families at two relief centres in Dungun Monday morning.

All news on floods. Aid for flood victim, evacuation. Every year we are hit. What have we done as an nation to fight flood. How much have we invested? Is it over logging causing all this? Please debate this in Parliament. If needed setup a Royal commission.

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