KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 1 (Bernama) -- About 50,000 people have been evacuated to flood relief centres, mostly in Johor, as floods continue to inundate low-lying districts in several states.
The death toll remained at three as at noon, two in Johor and one in Melaka.
In Johor, 45,145 flood victims from 11,104 families are currently housed at 267 relief centres, according to the Johor state government''s official portal, www.johordt.gov.my.
The state flood operations room reported that as at 10am, Segamat recorded the highest number of evacuees at 19,441 from 4,791 families, followed by Kluang, with 9,239 victims from 2,449 families.
There are also 2,736 victims in Johor Baharu, 2,445 in Muar, 2,629 in Batu Pahat, 658 in Pontian, 2,438 in Kota Tinggi, 99 in Mersing, 4,312 in Ledang and 1,148 in Kulaijaya.
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Of the number of evacuation centres, Segamat has 93, Kluang (45), Johor Baharu (17), Muar (22), Batu Pahat (28), Pontian (nine), Kota Tinggi (19), Mersing (one), Ledang (26) and Kulaijaya (seven).
Several roads in Segamat remained closed, namely Mile 8, Jalan Muar-Segamat, Sungai Penarah bridge at Km 63 Jalan Muar-Segamat, Km 217 of Johor Baharu-Seremban in Taman Anggerik and the road to Felda Redong due to bridge collapse.
In Kluang, the road affected are at Km 79 to Km 81 of Jalan Kluang-Mersing and Km 75 of Jalan Kluang-Jemaluang while in Kota Tinggi the road closure is at Km 3 of Jalan Kampung Kelantan-Panti.
In MELAKA, the number of flood evacuees in Melaka rose to 4,545 people at 8am today from 2,889 at 9pm last night.
They are currently housed at 31 evacuation centres, most of them in Alor Gajah, with 2,163 people in 10 centres, followed by Jasin with 1,254 people in 14 centres and Melaka Tengah, totalling 1,128 in seven centres.
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The weather was fine throughout the state this morning, a spokesman at the flood operations room said.
He said the Welfare Department was providing assistance in terms of food while other agencies such as the armed forces, Fire and Rescue Department and Civil Defence Department were involved in the evacuation process.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali is making his rounds at the centres to ensure assistance were provided to the victims.
Roads in Taman Merdeka, Angkasa Nuri and Pasar Borong, all in Batu Berendam, are still closed to all vehicles.
In KUANTAN, about 800 people from three districts were evacuated to relief centres from 538 last night.
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A police spokesman said 15 villages in Rompin, Raub and Bentong were hit by the flood while the flood in Maran had subsided and all the 55 flood victims allowed to return home.
"There are 476 flood victims in Rompin, 229 in Raub and 95 in Bentong," he said when contacted.
Several roads in Bera and Rompin were closed to all vehicles, he said.
The roads are Jalan Ladang Hwali, Jalan Ladang Trading, Jalan Kampung Baru Bukit Ibam, Sungai Gayung bridge, Kampung Lubuk Batu bridge in Rompin and the alternative road from Kampung Pasal to Felda Palong 8 near Muadzam Shah.
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