Pahang record increase in flood victims as 6,286 people evacuated

The number of flood victims evacuated to relief centres in Kuantan increased to 6,286 from 1,614 families tonight compared with 4,729 people from 1,163 families this afternoon.

A spokesman from the Kuantan district police headquarters' flood operations room said Kuantan had the most number of victims evacuated with 3,525 from 986 families, housed at 22 relief centres.

"In Maran there are 1,373 victims from 337 families who are placed at 12 relief centres, Lipis (659 from 158 families at 12 centres), Jerantut (384 from 57 families at 14 centres), Rompin (246 from 55 families at 2 centres) and Pekan (99 from 21 families at one centre)," he told Bernama.

The spokesman said traffic was closed to all vehicles along Jalan Kuantan-Sungai Lembing (near Sungai Riau bridge), Jalan Kuantan-Sungai Lembing (Simpang Tiga Panching), Jalan Jerantut-Lipis and Jerantut-Kuala Tahan.

Meanwhile, the Drainage and Irrigation Department in its Facebook page stated that the water level at four main rivers remained at the danger level, namely Sungai Tembeling in Kuala Tahan at 76.56m (danger level 68.00m), Sungai Pahang in Sungai Yap at 56.21m (danger level 52.00m), Sungai Kuantan in Pasir Kemudi at 9.02m (danger level 8.20m) and Sungai Kuantan Bypass at 55.5m (danger level 52.00m).