Pahang – The state disaster management committee secretariat reported a lower number of evacuees as at 8pm, with 933 victims in 27 centres, compared with 954 people at 29 centres this evening, involving the districts of Temerloh, Pekan, Maran, Bera and Rompin.

Apart from that, several roads continued to be closed, among them Jalan Bohor Baru in Bera, Jalan Ibam-Kampung Aur (Rompin), Jalan Teluk Ganchong Lepar (Pekan) and Jalan Serengkam (Maran).

The publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my website reported that the water levels of Sungai Bera and Sungai Serting in Bera as well as Sungai Pahang in Kuala Sungai Chini, Pekan, continued to exceed their danger levels.

Melaka – The number of evacuees dropped to 408 people from 108 families at 8pm, compared with 418 people from 111 families at 4pm.

State civil defence force director Cuthbert John Martin Quadra said all the affected victims were from Kampung Belimbing Dalam in Alor Gajah and Kampung Parit Penghulu Benteng, Kampung Lanchang, Kampung Tersusun Rambai Jaya and Kampung Parit Putat Benteng in Jasin.

He said the flood situation in Melaka Tengah had fully recovered and all evacuees were allowed to return home today.

Sabah – The number of evacuees dropped to 202 people from 50 families tonight, compared with 281 people from 63 families earlier in the evening.

Two more centres were closed, one each in Sandakan and Paitan, after all evacuees were allowed to return home.

As such, a total of 23 centres have been closed in Sabah as of tonight, including several others in Kota Marudu, Pitas, Telupid and Beluran.

As of tonight, 182 evacuees from 46 families are still housed at six centres in Telupid while one centre in Paitan has 20 people from four families.

Negeri Sembilan – The social welfare department’s Disaster Info application showed a drop in the number of evacuees as at 8pm, with 69 individuals from 17 families at three centres, compared with 221 individuals from 59 families this evening.

Johor – The last flood evacuation centre in Mersing has been closed, leaving only four districts still affected by floods in the state.

Johor health and environment committee chairman R Vidyananthan said, however, the number of evacuees rose slightly to 4,065 people as at 8pm compared with 3,985 people this evening.

“Segamat had the highest number of evacuees, with 2,464 people, followed by Muar (809), Tangkak (739) and Batu Pahat (53),” he said in a statement.