The number of flood victims in the Kemaman district of Terengganu rose to 63 from 17 families as at noon today.

According to a statement from the Social Welfare Department via the Flood Info application, all the victims were being placed at three evacuation centres in the district, at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Badrul Alam Shah, Kemasik, the Kampung Padang Kemunting Community Hall and the Kampung Batu 9 Community Hall, Ibok.

"Twenty-six victims from eight families were evacuated to SMK Badrul Alam Shah, Kemasik, 16 victims from three families evacuated to the Kampung Padang Kemunting and 21 victims from six families had been moved to the Balai Raya Kampung Batu 9 Community Hall, Ibok," it added.

Heavy rain since yesterday evening caused the victims to be evacuated early this morning.

Kemaman district officer Rosman Roslan said the evacuation centres were opened at 12.30am, when the flood waters began to inundate the houses of residents and a district flood operations centre was opened at 8.10am today.

- Bernama