RANTAU PANJANG – The floods in the state have receded and things have been going back to normal since Tuesday. Only 31 victims are still at a temporary evacuation centre here today.
The 31 victims from five families, are now taking shelter at a flood relief centre in SK Tok Deh.
The flood victims included 19 adults and 12 children, all from Kampung Tok Deh.
Flood victim Kamaruddin Setapa said, some of them could not get back to their homes as their village was still plagued by stagnant floodwaters.
Some of flood victims fear a second wave of floods,” said the 53-year-old father of five.
Yesterday, Deputy Menteri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said all agencies in the state are to be on standby mode for another wave of floods which might happen this weekend.
He added all agencies are told to set up their preparations as the latest weather forecast stated that the second wave will most likely be bigger than what happened in Selangor.
The Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) has predicted floods to happen in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor later this week following the continuous rain warning by the Malaysian Meteorological Department on Dec 28.
In Kelantan, it is expected that a flood will happen at Sungai Kelantan and Sungai Golok, starting 8pm, tomorrow.
The floods would likely involve several districts near Sungai Kelantan namely Gua Musang, Kuala Krai, Jeli, Tanah Merah and Machang as well as the surrounding areas.
It also predicted that districts close to Sungai Golok such as Tanah Merah (Jenob) and Pasir Mas (Rantau Panjang) as well as the surrounding areas were at risk of flooding.
Source: Sharifah Mahsinah Abdullah (NST.COM.MY)
