Nearly 2,000 Evacuated From Floods

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Channel: 7Edition · 2018 · News & Politics

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In another development, the National Disaster Control Centre of the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), said the water levels of major rivers in four states namely Pahang, Terengganu, Kelantan and Johor are at the danger level.

NADMA said the rivers recording danger levels were the Sg Dungun in Terengganu as well as Sg Tembeling and Sungai Lepar in Pahang.

In Johor, only Sg Lenik in Segamat recorded the danger level reading.

Several rivers in Kelantan Namely Sg Galas and Sg Kelantan, were at the alert level.

Meanwhile, 95 families comprising 373 people from Mersing and Kota Tinggi are still stationed at 9 relief centres in Johor Tuesday night.

Johor Health, Environment, Education and information committee Chairman Datuk Ayub Rrahmat said the continuous heavy rain had resulted in landslides near the Malaysian Marine Parks Department's office in Pulau Aur, Mersing.

A total of 1331 flood victims were evacuated from Pahang  with Rompin district bearing the brunt of the rising waters.

Another 252 people in Terengganu were also moved to evacuation centres on Tuesday.

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