The number of flood victims in Kelantan rose to 75 people this morning from 45 last night, according to the portal of the state government.

It said 29 people from seven families were evacuated from Kampung Tiong, Kota Baru to a relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tiong last night.

Twenty-six evacuees were being housed at SK Wakaf Raja in Pasir Puteh and 19 at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Jelawat and SMK Beris Panchor in Bachok respectively.

The portal said the level of the Kelantan River in some areas had dropped to normal this morning.

Meanwhile in Perak, the number of flood evacuees rose to 88 this morning from 74 last night, said a spokesperson of the Perak disaster management secretariat.

He said 38 people from nine families were moved out of their homes in Kampung Pengkalan Ara near Sungai Manik to Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Ara.

Fifty people from 13 families in Kampung Padang Serai were evacuated to Sekolah Rendah Agama Rakyat in Kampung Padang Serai, he added.

The spokesperson said the floodwaters in Kampung Padang Serai had risen to between 0.5 metre and 1.4 metre this morning and in Kampung Pengkalan Ara, up to one metre. The sky was also overcast, he added.

"The floods were caused by incessant heavy rain, and the floodwaters were stagnant," he said, adding that the drainage had to be improved.

In Kuala Terengganu, flood victims at the relief centre in Kampung Cacar Baru community hall near Paka in Dungun have yet to return to their homes as flood waters have not receded completely.

Terengganu Welfare Department acting director Rusmi Mahmood said the Department of Drainage and Irrigation was currently carrying out cleaning work in the homes of five affected families to drain out the flood water.

"The cleaning work is expected to be completed by this afternoon and all 20 flood victims will be allowed to go home after their houses are safe to be occupied," he told Bernama.

As at 12.30pm, all 20 victims, including 10 children, are still in the relief centre.

Meanwhile in Kota Baru, the number of victims in Kelantan still remained at 75 people as of noon, said the Kelantan government official portal.

According to http://ebanjir.kelantan.gov.my portal, a total of 29 victims from seven families in Kampung Tiong there were still placed in the Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tiong relief centre.

In Ipoh, Perak State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat spokesperson said the number of flood victims remained at 88 in two relief centres in the state.

He said 38 people from nine families of Kampung Pengkalan Ara near Sungai Manik are placed at Sekolah Kebangsaan Pengkalan Ara and another 50 from 13 families from Kampung Padang Serai are still at the Sekolah Rendah Agama Rakyat Kampung Padang Serai.

- Bernama