Penang, Perak, Selangor and Kedah also recorded an increase in the number of flood victims, while Terengganu saw a decrease, Bernama reported.
In Kelantan, the number of evacuees has risen to 9,634 from 3,515 families this evening compared to 8,248 this morning.
According to the social welfare department’s (JKM) disaster information site, 38 PPS have been opened in the four affected districts of Kota Bharu, Tumpat, Bachok and Pasir Puteh.
Meanwhile, the irrigation and drainage department stated today that the water level of the two main rivers in Kelantan has exceeded the alert level.
In Sungai Melor, Bachok, the water level was recorded at 7.68 metres, exceeding the seven-metre alert level at 3pm while in Sungai Golok, Rantau Panjang and Pasir Mas, the water level also rose to 7.49m, exceeding the alert limit by 0.49m.
In Penang, flood victims continued to increase this evening, with 404 people (104 families) evacuated to four PPS, compared to 237 people this morning.
According to JKM’s lnfobencana as of 2.16pm, SK Lahar Yooi in the Permatang Berangan subdistrict of Seberang Perai Utara district accommodated the most victims with 161 people (47 families), followed by Pusat Peminderan Desa Puri with 108 victims (28 families).
Another 85 evacuees (18 families) were housed at PPS SK Pengkalan Jaya while the only PPS in the Seberang Perai Tengah district, SK Permatang Pasir, is sheltering 50 victims (11 families).
In Perak, the number of flood victims continued to rise to 1,415 (440 families) this evening compared to 900 people (290 families) this morning, sheltering at 20 PPS in the districts of Manjung, Perak Tengah, Larut, Matang and Selama, as well as Hilir Perak.
The Perak state disaster management committee secretariat said Kampung Klah Baru hall at Sungkai in the Batang Padang district, which had housed three people from a family since last night, was shuttered at 8am today.
It said Hilir Perak was the latest district to be hit by flooding, with 70 people (18 families) from Kampung Batu 8, Kampung Glouster, Kampung Selabak and Kampung Batu 9 taking shelter at the Teluk Intan municipal council hall.
Manjung district is among the worst-hit with 837 people (251 families) being housed in 10 PPS while three more PPS are still in the process of updating flood victim information.
Perak Tengah district, meanwhile, housed 470 people (160 families) in four PPS while two more PPS are currently being updated with flood victim data, while the SK Batu Hampar PPS in the Larut, Matang and Selama district is occupied by 38 people (11 families) from Kampung Berjaya.
In Selangor, evacuees at eight PPS have risen to 327 people (109 families) as of 3.30pm today, involving five districts due to continuous rain since yesterday evening, compared to 110 victims this morning.
The PPS opened are Dewan Sri Sekinchan and Dewan Sri Bernam (Sabak Bernam); Kampung Jaya Setia Village Development and Security Committee Service Centre, Bestari Jaya; SK Sungai Serai, Hulu Langat and Masjid Al Falah Kampung Budiman (Shah Alam).
The three latest PPS are at SK Bukit Kerayong, Kuala Selangor, Dewan Bakawali, Section 35 and SK Binjai in Klang.
In Kedah, Kubang Pasu is the new district affected, after Kulim. Five PPS have been opened in the district but the number of victims is still being calculated.
The five PPS opened this morning are SMK Changlun, Masjid Al-Ihsan Changkat Setol, SK Felda Batu 8, Dewan Kampung Tradisi and SK Binjal.
The total number of victims in the Kulim district is 371 people (110 families) placed at three PPS, namely the Al-Muhtadin Mosque Sungai Seluang, Surau Lembaga Kemajuan Wilayah Kedah Naga Lilit and SK Permatang Tok Dik.
Three rivers in Kedah have exceeded the danger level: Sungai Laka in Kubang Pasu (23.47m); Sungai Sintok in Kubang Pasu (45.24m) and Sungai Titi Kerbau in Pendang (4.08m).
In Terengganu, the number of evacuees has decreased to 205 people (77 families) as of 3pm compared to 282 people from 91 families at 8am.
All the victims are taking shelter at the Kuala Besut PPS, Besut, which opened yesterday morning, while the SK Pulau Perhentian PPS was closed last night after all victims were allowed to return home.
The National Disaster Management Agency’s (Nadma) disaster control centre recorded 13,915 individuals from 4,844 families as affected by flooding as of 4pm.