Disaster Victims Continue to Decrease in 7 Peninsula States; Slight Increase in Pahang

(Kuantan, 1st) As of 8am today, among the eight states in the Peninsula affected by floods, the number of disaster victims continues to decline in all states except Pahang, where there is a slight increase.

In Pahang, the number of disaster victims rose from 585 (202 families) last night to 610 (206 families). Among them, Temerloh has the highest number, with 223 people (77 families) placed in four temporary evacuation centers. Other affected areas include Lipis, Bera, Jerantut, and Kuantan.

According to flood public information, water levels in three main rivers in the state have exceeded the danger level, namely: Pahang River at the Railway Bridge (35.12 meters), Pahang River at Waterfront (28.76 meters), and Pahang River at Lubuk Paku (19.12 meters).

In the other seven states, the number of disaster victims continues to decrease. In Terengganu, the figure dropped from 2,018 (650 families) last night to 1,752 (552 families). According to the Social Welfare Department's disaster information, 50 temporary evacuation centers remain open across Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Setiu, Marang, Dungun, Hulu Terengganu, and Kemaman.

In Selangor, 2,707 people (752 families) remain in 30 temporary evacuation centers in Kuala Selangor, Sepang, Kuala Langat, and Sabak Bernam, compared to 2,789 (777 families) last night.

In Negeri Sembilan, Social Welfare Department disaster information shows that the number of disaster victims in two Port Dickson temporary evacuation centers has dropped to 79 (44 families), compared to 89 (49 families) last night.

The flood situation in Perak continues to improve, with the number of victims further reduced to 4,766 (1,447 families). They remain sheltered in 30 temporary evacuation centers across five districts, down from 4,840 (1,486 families) last night.

Meanwhile, the number of flood victims in Kedah continues to fall to 264 (83 families), from 342 (104 families) last night. All victims are still staying in two temporary evacuation centers: Padang Pekan National School and Tunjang National School.

In Perlis, the number of disaster victims accommodated in 12 temporary evacuation centers at Padang Besar, Kangar, and Arau has continuously dropped from 3,009 last night to 2,523 this morning.

Meanwhile in Kelantan, Pasir Mas remains the only district affected by floods, involving 894 victims (305 families) placed at four temporary evacuation centers.

As for the major rivers' water levels, most remain at normal levels or show a declining trend, except for the Pergau River at Kampung Lawar in Jeli (99.93 meters), which is at a dangerous level.
After the floods recede, a fishing spree leads to a “rush to fish for patin”! As the first phase of flooding starts to subside, the phenomenon of rushing to catch patin fish has again attracted public interest, with dozens of anglers gathering near the Pengkalan Nangka River at the Jubakar Pantai sluice in Tumpat, Kelantan.

The area has become lively, with rows of fishing rods arranged along the roadside and riverbank, as people stop by the main road to watch anglers reel in patin fish from the torrent of the sluice.

This phenomenon arises as floodwaters carried from the Golok River rush out through the sluice and collide with seawater, causing wild patin fish to be swept into the waterway and prompting them to try to swim back upriver, thereby sparking this annual local angling event.