Kelantan floods

The number of flood victims in Kelantan continued to show a drop, with 1,879 from 544 families still at seven relief centres as at 7 pm today compared to 2,260 from 692 families this afternoon.

The number of evacuees had risen from the 12,636 from 4,307 families as at 8am.

The Kelantan floods, especially in Rantau Panjang is unusual and unexpected, said Kelantan Federal Action Council chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.

The Federal Government is willing to make changes to its policy to assist the people in Kelantan who had been in plight following the floods there in 2014, says Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Though unusually heavy rainfall in Ulu Kelantan was said to be the main cause of the flood, other factors must be looked into holistically to identify what could have aggravated the situation.

People are forced to take a longer route through Dabong and Tanah Merah with an additional travel time of about an hour to reach the same destination after the floods tore down the concrete bridge.

Despite the huge number of SMEs affected, only 43 have applied for aid from the ministry.

For the rest of her life, Azian Ramli has to live with the nightmare that she failed to rescue her daughter from swirling waters during the Kelantan floods last month.

Improved weather conditions saw a drop in the number of flood victims at flood relief centres in Pahang and Kelantan Monday morning but conditions remain unchanged in Terengganu.

Jamali Jani, 45, and his son Megat Mohd Nazli, 17, are believed to be missing after they fell into the flood waters in Sungai Isap village at about 7.30pm yesterday.

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