Hell or High Water: Another 2,000 Evacuated in Malaysia

(MMO) – KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 31 ― The floods in Terengganu worsened this evening, with six affected districts sending 2,031 people from 586 families to 33 relief centres by 6 pm.

#AWANInews Flood victims increased to 250 people in Hulu Terengganu https://t.co/rrvCNqM7Ok. pic.twitter.com/fcbt38fHnO

— Astro AWANI (@501Awani) December 31, 2016

Lt Col Che Adam A Rahman of the Terengganu Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, said 1,055 people from 344 families were evacuated to 15 relief centres in Hulu Terengganu district.

T'ganu n K'tan on flood alert, a gift from BN https://t.co/GRg8NMryWC @nonvitaltooth @kuabt @arifsetia2013 @_chuad @lowelsielow54 @billtay25

— estee gan (@gst183) December 31, 2016

“Six relief centres were opened in Marang (to accommodate 280 people from 67 families), five in Setiu (234 people from 68 families) and three in Kemaman (294 people from 63 families).

“Two relief centres were opened in Besut to house 93 people from 26 families and two more in Dungun to accommodate 75 people from 18 families,” he said to Bernama.

#Malaysia: Terengganu, Kelantan states on high alert as #flood situation worsenshttps://t.co/cL3cxDH5Tc

— IBTimesSG (@IBTimesSG) December 31, 2016

The main roads and coastal roads to Pahang and Kelantan remain passable to all traffic. ― Bernama

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