PETALING JAYA: The number of flood evacuees has risen to 142,684 as monsoon rains brought widespread flooding across nine states. Four people have died in Kelantan and Terengganu so far.
The first casualty was Tuan Jusoh Tuan Hassan, 66, who was found drowned in Besut, Terengganu, on Nov 28, Bernama reported.
Yesterday, a landslide in Ajil, Hulu Terengganu, claimed the lives of two girls, Puteri Sajidah Azman, 16, and her sister, Siti Fatimah, 13, while a one-year-old boy drowned after falling into floodwaters at his home in Tumpat on Thursday.
Kelantan is the worst-hit state, with 91,279 evacuees taking shelter in relief centres. Pasir Mas is the district with most evacuees (27,845) followed by Tumpat (15,636), Kota Bharu (13,271), Pasir Puteh (8,943), Bachok (6,634), Kuala Krai (6,591), Machang (6,042), Tanah Merah (5,284), Jeli (1,005) and Gua Musang (27).
However, water levels at seven major rivers were reported to be receding, although still above the danger level.
In Terengganu, 39,954 people had been relocated, of whom 15,675 were in Besut, 6,606 in Hulu Terengganu, 6,683 in Setiu, 2,501 in Kemaman, and the rest in Marang, Kuala Terengganu and Kuala Nerus.
