Flood

'Don't you want to help them? Please, I am begging.'

JERTIH: It was a sombre moment for one family in Kampung Gaung here when the family's 'Lovable Mek' passed away when they were also having a hard time...

He also said rain is still pouring and he is worried that the whole family might have to relocate to a PPS to avoid untoward incidents. “We are making preparations for Mek’s body to be laid to rest at an old Muslim cemetery which is still safe from flood water and we hope to lay the body to rest the soonest as possible,” said Nik Mohd Fhaiez. She went at a time when the family is facing a major flood said to be the worst to hit the area in the past eight years ago.

PETALING JAYA: Three siblings are believed to have died after being electrocuted at their flood-submerged home in Tumpat, Kelantan, on Monday (Dec 19).

[TNB to investigate electrocution incident in Tumpat](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/12/19/tnb-to-investigate-electrocution-incident-in-tumpat) A portal reported that the incident is understood to have occurred at 11.45am, with all three victims found floating outside their home. PETALING JAYA: Three siblings are believed to have died after being electrocuted at their flood-submerged home in Tumpat, Kelantan, on Monday (Dec 19).

JERTIH, Dec 18 — An elderly couple, both of whom are stroke-stricken, were among residents who were rescued by the Besut District Civil Defence Force (CDF) ...

The victims were transported by boat from their homes to trucks waiting on the side of the road," he said. Meanwhile, according to the spokesperson of CDF Besut, the operation team of six people used trucks and a boat to rescue flood victims in Kampung Baroh Masin after the area began to be flooded due to heavy rain throughout the day. "Thank you to the rescue team who immediately helped evacuate me and my husband and all the other flood victims near my house," she said.

Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, and the Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Mayor of the City of ...

Three sisters died after being electrocuted when their house in Kampung Morak in Tumpat, Kelantan, was flooded. Tumpat Fire and Rescue Department ...

KUALA BERANG: Lack of heavy assets is one of the reasons assistance is slow to reach areas that have been cut off due to the flood situation in the st...

We do not have boats that are powerful enough to pass through the strong currents,” he said after inspecting the Kampung Kua PPS in Ajil here today. Rohaimi said all information has been channelled to the relevant authorities and all flood operations centres in all districts are now operational. “The Welfare Department (JKM) has done its best to provide instant food that we distribute to be distributed to the affected residents.

As of 8am today, the victims are seeking shelter at 310 Temporary Flood Relief and Evacuation Centres (PPS) in the East Coast state. The number of victims shows ...

Marang, recorded the lowest number of flood victims in the state with 980 victims from 231 families housed at eight PPS. The number of victims shows a stark increase, compared to 29,717 people from 8,214 families at 291 PPS last night (Dec 19). SETIU: Terengganu recorded the most number of flood victims in the country with 37,792 people from 10,401 families displaced from their homes.

KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry has approved Emergency Procurement of RM500,000 to fund immediate needs and aid to flood ...

"Victims who are unable to move to PPS (evacuation centres) can gather at other public venues such as community rehabilitation centres and then JKM, together with the Disaster Operations Control Centre, will register them with PPS on an ad hoc basis to get food and basic needs,” she said. "Agencies such as the Public Works Department, the Agriculture Department and the Kuala Terengganu District Council that have heavy vehicles or large trucks will gather at the Marang JKM Disaster Depot to distribute food and goods. "JKM (Social Welfare Department) staff will continue to monitor and be prepared at all times in the affected areas,” she said in a statement Monday (Dec 19) night.

Fire and Rescue Department's fire safety division director, Ahmad Izram Osman, said the number of flood evacuees in Besut, at 5,492 people, is also among the ...

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission says it will seek the help of social media platforms to curb the spread of a video clip about the ...

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Three sisters in Kelantan died of electrocution while trying to escape the floodwaters in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, and someone spread the videos of their ...

[Batang Kali Landslide: Sharing Photos Of Dead Bodies On Social Media Isn’t The Way To Bring Healing](https://www.therakyatpost.com/news/malaysia/2022/12/18/batang-kali-landslide-sharing-photos-of-dead-bodies-on-social-media-isnt-the-way-to-bring-healing/) The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) also issued a statement to stop the spread of the videos showing the dead bodies of the sisters. [informed](https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2022/12/19/three-sisters-electrocuted-while-wading-through-flooded-house/) to cut off the electricity supply in the area and to carry out a follow-up investigation. MCMC has also reached out to social media platforms – Meta, Twitter, and Tiktok – to curb the spread of the videos. [The Star](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/12/20/sisters-electrocuted-while-wading-through-floods), three sisters who were trying to wade to safety died of electrocution in front of a flooded house in Kampung Bendang Surau near Morak around 11.30am on 19 December. Three sisters in Kelantan died of electrocution while trying to escape the floodwaters in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, and someone spread the videos of their remains.

KUALA LUMPUR: A motion by Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (Muda-Muar) to discuss flood mitigation measures in the Dewan Rakyat has been rejected by Speaker Johari ...

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KOTA BARU: Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital is postponing elective surgeries until further notice following the flood disaster in Kelantan.

Floods are forecast at Sungai Melikai and its surrounding areas in the Mersing district today, and in Johor Bahru on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, the water levels at two rivers in Segamat district, namely Sungai Lenik (Ladang Chaah) and Sungai Muar (Buloh Kasap), were at the warning level as of 8.15am. In an alert issued at 9am, JPS' National Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (PRABN) said the forecast followed the continuous rain warning (danger level) by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) at 10pm yesterday and the simulation results of its flood forecasting model. The Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS) has forecast floods at Sungai Melikai and its surrounding areas in the Mersing district from around noon today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 — Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub today announced that the ministry will mobilise food banks for ...

He also said that there will be no additional fiscal stimulus as the budget for the food bank project as it has been allocated by the government and will be assisted by the companies involved via corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. Earlier today, national news agency Bernama reported that the number of flood victims in five states climbed to 56,159 people this morning, with Terengganu and Kelantan continuing to record an increase in the number of evacuees compared to yesterday. “We will focus on if possible ready-cooked food, there is no time for them to their kitchen, because of the flood.

The East Coast floods – which struck Terengganu the worst – affected 40 public health care facilities in the state, comprising 27 Klinik Desa, five Klinik ...

A total of 32 public health care facilities in Kelantan have been affected by the flood, comprising 22 Klinik Desa and 10 Klinik Kesihatan. As for Covid-19, no clusters have been reported in PPS so far. Of these, 19 health care facilities are still operational, six have shifted operations to alternative facilities, while 15 are non-operational. The transfer of these patients is being managed by the Kelantan State Disaster Operations Control Centre (PKOB).” From last November 11 to 18, a total of 14 Covid-19 cases were reported among flood victims in Selangor (seven cases), Kelantan (five cases), and Melaka (two cases), all of whom have completed isolation and returned home. More than half of flood victims at 58 per cent, or 37,021 people, were located in Terengganu, while Nadma reported 25,353 victims in Kelantan (40 per cent), 934 in Pahang, 54 in Perak, and 53 in Johor.

KUALA LUMPUR: A motion to discuss flood mitigation measures in Parliament by Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman (Muda-Muar) was rejected by Speaker Datuk Johari Abdul ...

“But, because it was a pressing national issue and even though it wasn’t debated in Parliament, the Speaker used Standing Order 16(1) to allow it to be debated in the Special Chambers. [ Floods: Denying motion to debate issue in Parliament a ‘serious neglect of responsibility’, says Tok Mat](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/12/21/floods-denying-motion-to-debate-issue-in-parliament-a-serious-neglect-of-responsibility-says-tok-mat) [Floods: No one submitted motion to discuss situation in Dewan Rakyat, says Speaker Art Harun](https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/12/22/floods-no-one-submitted-motion-to-discuss-situation-in-dewan-rakyat-says-speaker-art-harun)

The state government has also cancelled its New Year's Eve celebration out of respect for the victims of the floods and the Batang Kali landslide.

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PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry (MoH) has announced that six hospitals and dozens of public health clinics in Kelantan and Terengganu have been affected by ...

Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Tuesday (Dec 20) decreed that all flood victims must adhere to the ...

“I want to advise the people, especially in the flood-hit areas in Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan to stay vigilant in this monsoon season. KUANTAN (Dec 20): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah on Tuesday (Dec 20) decreed that all flood victims must adhere to the authorities if instructed to evacuate to temporary relief centres (PPS). His Majesty also reminded the people residing on the east coast of the peninsula to stay vigilant during this bad weather condition, and not to allow their children to play or go near flood waters.

PETALING JAYA: The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) reports that there are 63415 flood victims nationwide as at 6am Tuesday (Dec 20).

The agency said that the worst affected state was TERENGGANU, where eight districts have been hit by floods. In PERAK, 54 victims from 17 families have been evacuated to relief centres while in JOHOR, there are 53 evacuees from 17 families. A total of 37,021 individuals from 10,211 families in the state have been evacuated to flood relief centres in the state.