As the floodwaters continued to recede, more evacuees in Kelantan returned to their homes.

As at noon today, the number of evacuees had dropped to 6,637 from 2,443 families compared to 8,134 people at 8am.

These evacuees were being accommodated at 23 relief centres in three districts, namely Pasir Mas, Tumpat and Pasir Puteh, according to the infobanjir application of the Social Welfare Department.

It reported that the Pasir Mas district had the highest number of evacuees, 3,490 from 1,427 families housed at 14 relief centres, followed by Tumpat with 3,123 evacuees from 1,011 families at eight centres and Pasir Puteh with 24 evacuees from five families at one centre.

The Drainage and Irrigation Department's InfoBanjir portal reported that the level of Sungai Golok at Rantau Panjang had dropped to 9.9m at 11am compared to 9.94m at 8am. The danger point is 9m. The level of Sungai Golok at Kuala Jambu, Tumpat, had also dropped, to 3.32m from 3.34m. The danger point is 2.5 metres.

The Kelantan government’s eBanjir portal reported that the weather in the state was fine in the afternoon.

The situation in flood-hit Pahang, meanwhile, continues to improve, allowing more evacuees to return to their homes.

As at noon today, the number of evacuees in Raub had dropped to 36 people from nine families compared to 71 from 19 families in the morning.

Pahang Civil Defence Force director Zainal Yusoff said a relief centre at the Kampung Ulu Sungai community hall was closed at 10.30am after the 35 people from 10 families went home.

Two relief centres remained open, one at the Kuala Semantan community hall housing 26 people from seven families, and the other at the RRM Cheroh 3 surau accommodating 10 people from two families, he said.

- Bernama