State disaster management committee chairman Azmi Rohani said 897 people are currently housed at 13 temporary relief centres, up from 355 in eight centres last night.

He said the five new centres opened were in Kota Tinggi – at SK Sedili Kecil, Dewan Al-Barakah Seri Delima, SK Gembut, Balai Raya Kampung Perpat, and SK Datuk Usman Awang.

“Other operational relief centres are at Dewan Kampung Baru Sungai Mas, SJKC New Kota, Sekolah Rendah Agama Bersepadu, SK Laksamana, SK Bandar Penawar 1, Dewan Kampung Makam, Dewan Serbaguna Kota Kechil, and SK Teluk Ramunia,” he said in a statement today.

He said the water levels at five rivers had exceeded the danger level – Sungai Kahang at Kampung Contoh, Kluang (14.70m), Sungai Siam at Kampung Sungai Siam, Kulai (21.48m), Sungai Pulai at Kampung Ulu Pulai, Pontian (3.10m), Sungai Skudai at Kampung Laut (4.99m) and Sungai Tebrau at Taman Sri Pandan, Johor Bahru (2.53m).

Six roads have been closed to all vehicles – Jalan Lok Heng-Mawai-Sungai Mas, Jalan Mawai Lama (Rumah Burung), Ladang Siang (Taman Sri Penawar), Jalan Johor Bahru-Endau, Jalan Kota Tinggi-Kluang and Jalan Kota Tinggi-Sungai Rengit.

In Perak, the Manjung district disaster management committee secretariat said the number of flood victims remained at 27 from seven families who are taking shelter at the relief centres at Sekolah Agama Rakyat Padang Serai in Beruas.

“The affected victims are from Kampung Padang Serai, Kampung Kasi and Kampung Pengkalan Damar,” it said.

The meteorological department (MetMalaysia) forecasts storms and rain in the Perak Tengah, Hilir Perak, Bagan Datuk, Manjung, Kinta, Kuala Kangsar and Kampar districts this afternoon and evening.

The state public works department also reported that the A175 Jalan Selat-Pulau Pebayan in Perak Tengah remains closed to all vehicles because of flooding.