The number of flood victims in Kelantan recorded a slight drop, at 4,695 people as at 8am today, compared with 4,770 people last night.

According to the Social Welfare Department through the Infobanjir application, 14 flood relief centres are still open in the Tumpat and Pasir Mas districts.

Most of the flood victims are recorded in Tumpat, involving 2,794 people from 943 families at seven evacuation centres, while Pasir Mas recorded 1,901 victims (639 families), also at seven evacuation centres.

According to the state government's website at http://ebanjir.kelantan.gov.my, the water in Sungai Golok in Rantau Panjang has dropped below the danger level, at 8.87 metres, from 9.15m last night. The danger level is 9m.

The water level in Sungai Kelantan at the Guillemard Bridge, Tanah Merah, has dropped to 12.53m compared with 12.83m last night, while the water level in other main rivers has returned to normal.

Terengganu records slight increase

Meanwhile, Terengganu recorded a slight increase in the number of flood victims this morning, at 1,460 people from 331 families, compared with 1,275 people from 305 families last night.

Kuala Terengganu district recorded 1,361 flood victims (304 families), from 1,169 people (274 families) last night.

The Social Welfare Department reported that there was s slight drop in the number of flood victims in Dungun, which was 78 people (20 families), compared with 89 people (23 families) at the flood relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Durian Mentangau last night.

In Maran, four families at the relief centre at SK Pasir Putih had returned home, leaving only 21 people from seven families still there.

- Bernama