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KUANTAN: The floods in Pahang are showing no sign of letting up, with the number of evacuees increasing to more than 20,000.
As of 1pm yesterday, the number of evacuees statewide stood at 22,549 from 4,788 families in 184 flood relief centres.
This was a slight increase from the 21,199 people from 4,384 families on Sunday.
Pekan still recorded the highest number of people with 9,364 in 45 centres, followed by Temerloh (4,649), Maran (2,677), Rompin (2,472), Bera (2,204) and Kuantan (1,183).
A spokesman for the flood operations centre said the relief centre in Jerantut was closed with the remaining 19 people returning to their homes after water receded at 8am yesterday.
He said certain stretches along the road between Muadzam Shah and Rompin and the trunk road in Lanchang were still under water.
There were no new reports of missing persons, he added.
In Kedah, more than 400 people in two districts were evacuated as rivers burst their banks following heavy rain.
At least 79 families from 12 villages in Padang Terap were evacuated yesterday as the Sungai Pedu water level reached 18.71m, above the 17.01m danger level yesterday.
In Kubang Pasu, at least eight families from Kampung Alur Biak were also evacuated.
The road between Padang Sera and Kodiang was closed as of 6pm.
In Sarawak, residents in the flood-hit central part of the state were warned to prepare for more rain in the upper reaches of the Rejang River basin.
Kapit recorded abnormal rainfall of 112mm on Dec 12 (normal is 70mm), which resulted in floods in Kanowit, Song and Sibu.
In Johor, Bernama reports that the number of flood evacuees in the state went up again yesterday as more people returned to the relief centres due to rising water levels in affected areas.
As at 10pm, the number of evacuees was 3,633 from 927 families at 46 relief centres, compared with 3,109 people at 6pm.
The highest number of evacuees was recorded in Muar, totalling 1,621 at 14 relief centres, followed by Segamat with 1,230 evacuees at 19 relief centres.
Following heavy rain yesterday, seven relief centres in Johor Baru, which had been closed earlier, had to be reopened to provide shelter for 685 people.
Two relief centres in Kota Tinggi were also reopened today to cater for 34 flood victims, while 64 people were evacuated to three relief centres in Batu Pahat.
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