45,467 evacuated in Kelantan, up by 13K
FLOODS LIVE BLOG Malaysiakini brings the latest updates on the flood situation as they happen.
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4.33pm: DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang has called on Najib to “rush back to chair a special meeting of cabinet within 24 hours to pave the way for the declaration of a state of emergency”.
In a statement, Lim called on the federal government to be more responsible over the situation in Kelantan, instead of leaving it in the hands of Jeli MP Mustapa Mohamed.
4pm: Following scathing criticism over his holiday in the US while floods engulf the East Coast, PM Najib Razak said he is returningto oversee operations on Saturday.
In a statement from the Prime Minister's Oiffce, Najib, whose plane is currently in Los Angeles at press time, will convene a meeting in Kelantan upon arrival.
3:35pm: After receiving flak from DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang on the government's slow response to the serious flood situation in Kelantan, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has flown to flood-hit Kelantan today.
Bernama reports the DPM describing the floods as worse than anticipated, and admitting to the inadequacy of current air, water and land transportation assets.
Muhyiddin has therefore ordered the deployment of more helicopters, boats and land vehicles to reach and help the victims.
"The National Security Council (NSC) will look into this," he is reported saying.
3.02pm: The flood situation in Johor worsens with 214 people being evacuated out of their homes in the Kluang and Muar districts today.
A Bernama report says that a spokesperson from the National Security Council (NSC) said that that 201 evacuees from Kluang were transported to four relief centers. Thirteen people from Muar were also evacuated.
3pm: 118,896 evacuated so far, says a Bernama report.
The breakdown is as follows: Kelantan: 45,467; Terengganu: 31,001; Pahang: 35,736; Perak: 6,119; Johor: 214; Kedah: 96; and Perlis: 263.
2.15pm: Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) reports that 10 of its stations in the East Coast have been inundated with flood waters.
1.29pm: The proposed special sitting on the hudud bill in Kelantan on Dec 29 is in limbobecause the state administrative building has been flooded out.
The state secretariat has been moved to a hall in Telipot Mosque, about three kilometres away from the official building which is under one foot of water.
1.00pm: The number of flood evacuees around the peninsula has increased to a total of 105,568 people, says a Bernama report.
The number of evacuees have increased in Terengganu (30,147 to 31,001), Perak (5,530 to 6,119), and Johor (201 to 214), whereas Kelantan (32,139), Pahang (35,736), and Perlis (263) remains the same.
Kedah is the only state where the evacuees have reduced from 157 to 96 people.
1pm: Perak National Security Council says flood victims in the state has increased to 6,119, compared to 5,530 this morning, according to aBernama tweet.
12.34pm: Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali and state exco members Amirudin Shari and Daroyah Alwi are in Kelantan to hand over RM1 million to help flood victims.
The Selangor government have also allocated RM100,000 to help other flood-hit states like Terengganu, Pahang and Perak.
12.14pm: Bernama reported that the rest of the states in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia will only be experiencing flash floods due to the current inconsistent rainfall.
National Weather Center meteorology officer Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip says the predictions are based on the movement of the northeast monsoons.
11.55pm: Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, alongside Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim and chief secretary Ali Hamsa, visit flood relief centre at SMK Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan.
10am: Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's Facebook postinglate last night about his response to the flood situation has been trolled by netizens making sarcastic remarks about the PM’s response.
A sampling of over 7,700 comments saw Facebook usersridiculing his holiday and much publicized golf game with US President Barack Obama.
Netizen Khairul Anwar Othman commented, “It seems golf is more important than the people of Malaysia.”
“He’s playing golf it seems… Pak Jib, wait until the next election; it’s the end of you,” wrote Sham Jusuh.
Meanwhile Syed Mohd Azlede stated succinctly: “The PM needs to come home immediately!!!”
The photograph of the PM on the phone also raised sarcastic comments.
“Is that all he can do: make phone calls? Looks like he used the wrong photo,” wrote netizen Muhd Sufiz, while another Ahmad Jim Sung commented, “He’s just posing. Best take stock of yourself.”
“He can get the ‘best actor’ award,” laughed Mohd Azad Amir.
9.35 am: The number of flood victims in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Perak has now risen to 103,413, an increase of 9,395 victims from last night, according to a Bernama tweet.
9.05am: Selangor PAS will conduct special prayers as massive floods ravage the country, especially inundating the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.
State PAS commissioner Iskandar Abdul Samad (left) said a convoy of more than 130 personnel departed in four batches for Kelantan and Terengganu.
“There are 27 four-wheeled drive vehicles and nine lorries, with three to 10 tonnes of necessities headed for the flood victims,” said Iskandar.
Those who would like to give donations may do so at PAS Flood Assistance Centre at Dewan Merbau, Jalan Senangin 17/2, Seksyen 17, Shah Alam, or contact Rayme Abd Rahman (018-664 5036).
8.50am: In Kelantan last night, Bernama reported that the Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge (below) connecting Kota Baharu town to Pasir Pekan in Tumpat, is now closed to all vehicles after the water in Sungai Kelantan rose above the bridge.
Kota Baharu district police chief ACP Rohaimi Md Isa, when contacted, said the bridge was closed to all traffic, as the situation was dangerous to road users.
The Bernama report also stated that flood waters from Gua Musang and Kuala Krai are now flowing towards Kota Baharu district.
8.40am: International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed has admitted there are weaknesses in managing and rescuing flood victims in Kelantan.
Mustapa, also the MP for Jeli, took 10 hours by boat to travel to Kuala Krai, an area which is deeply affected by the floods.
"In this a serious situation, we need a commander to manage across all the departments," he told Astro Awani at SK Banggol Guchil this morning.
He described this year's floods as big compared to past years and said this resulted in the government's weakness in coordinating aid.
8.30am: Yesterday, a doctor at a government clinic in Badang posted his updates on the desperate situation at his clinic, which he claimed has been cut off by the floods and is not getting any supplies.
“Oh, and yes, I would like to wish our prime minister happy holidaying in Hawaii, while our holidays have been frozen and are sacrificing our lives for the sake of our beloved citizens,” he wrote sarcastically in one posting on Christmas day.
8am: Last night Bernama reports Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has suspended the operations of 1,606 sub-stations throughout Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu in view of the severe floods in the state.
Its Kelantan general manager, Md Yuslan Md Yusof, said that up to 6pm yesterday, the operations of 232 sub-stations in Gua Musang, 215 in Kuala Krai, 24 in Tanah Merah, 19 in Jeli, 12 in Machang, five in Tumpat and three in Kota Baharu had been suspended.
TNB senior general manager (Corporate and Communications) Mohd Aminuddin Mohd Amin said the move was to avoid short-circuit which can affect 70,284 consumers.
Kelantan has the most number of consumers affected with (42,688) when the operations of 1,150 sub-stations are suspended in Kuala Krai, Gua Musang, Jeli, Machang, Tanah Merah, Kota Baharu and Tumpat.
"In Terengganu, the operations of 138 sub-stations were suspended in Kemaman, Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah and Dungun, involving 8,105 consumers while in Pahang, 5,878 consumers will be affected as 18 sub-stations are suspended," he said in a statement, yesterday.
He said TNB would continue to monitor the situation. The floods in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang continued to worsen.
The power shut down could possibly be leading to the communications failures being reported with relatives being unable to call those in the east coast states.
[More to follow]
4.33pm: DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang has called on Najib to “rush back to chair a special meeting of cabinet within 24 hours to pave the way for the declaration of a state of emergency”.
In a statement, Lim called on the federal government to be more responsible over the situation in Kelantan, instead of leaving it in the hands of Jeli MP Mustapa Mohamed.
4pm: Following scathing criticism over his holiday in the US while floods engulf the East Coast, PM Najib Razak said he is returningto oversee operations on Saturday.
In a statement from the Prime Minister's Oiffce, Najib, whose plane is currently in Los Angeles at press time, will convene a meeting in Kelantan upon arrival.
3:35pm: After receiving flak from DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang on the government's slow response to the serious flood situation in Kelantan, Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has flown to flood-hit Kelantan today.
Bernama reports the DPM describing the floods as worse than anticipated, and admitting to the inadequacy of current air, water and land transportation assets.Muhyiddin has therefore ordered the deployment of more helicopters, boats and land vehicles to reach and help the victims.
"The National Security Council (NSC) will look into this," he is reported saying.
3.02pm: The flood situation in Johor worsens with 214 people being evacuated out of their homes in the Kluang and Muar districts today.
A Bernama report says that a spokesperson from the National Security Council (NSC) said that that 201 evacuees from Kluang were transported to four relief centers. Thirteen people from Muar were also evacuated.
3pm: 118,896 evacuated so far, says a Bernama report.
The breakdown is as follows: Kelantan: 45,467; Terengganu: 31,001; Pahang: 35,736; Perak: 6,119; Johor: 214; Kedah: 96; and Perlis: 263.
2.15pm: Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) reports that 10 of its stations in the East Coast have been inundated with flood waters.
1.29pm: The proposed special sitting on the hudud bill in Kelantan on Dec 29 is in limbobecause the state administrative building has been flooded out.The state secretariat has been moved to a hall in Telipot Mosque, about three kilometres away from the official building which is under one foot of water.
1.00pm: The number of flood evacuees around the peninsula has increased to a total of 105,568 people, says a Bernama report.
The number of evacuees have increased in Terengganu (30,147 to 31,001), Perak (5,530 to 6,119), and Johor (201 to 214), whereas Kelantan (32,139), Pahang (35,736), and Perlis (263) remains the same.
Kedah is the only state where the evacuees have reduced from 157 to 96 people.
1pm: Perak National Security Council says flood victims in the state has increased to 6,119, compared to 5,530 this morning, according to aBernama tweet.12.34pm: Selangor Menteri Besar Azmin Ali and state exco members Amirudin Shari and Daroyah Alwi are in Kelantan to hand over RM1 million to help flood victims.
The Selangor government have also allocated RM100,000 to help other flood-hit states like Terengganu, Pahang and Perak.
12.14pm: Bernama reported that the rest of the states in the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia will only be experiencing flash floods due to the current inconsistent rainfall.
National Weather Center meteorology officer Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip says the predictions are based on the movement of the northeast monsoons.
11.55pm: Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, alongside Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Shahidan Kassim and chief secretary Ali Hamsa, visit flood relief centre at SMK Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan.
10am: Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's Facebook postinglate last night about his response to the flood situation has been trolled by netizens making sarcastic remarks about the PM’s response.
A sampling of over 7,700 comments saw Facebook usersridiculing his holiday and much publicized golf game with US President Barack Obama.
Netizen Khairul Anwar Othman commented, “It seems golf is more important than the people of Malaysia.”“He’s playing golf it seems… Pak Jib, wait until the next election; it’s the end of you,” wrote Sham Jusuh.
Meanwhile Syed Mohd Azlede stated succinctly: “The PM needs to come home immediately!!!”
The photograph of the PM on the phone also raised sarcastic comments.
“Is that all he can do: make phone calls? Looks like he used the wrong photo,” wrote netizen Muhd Sufiz, while another Ahmad Jim Sung commented, “He’s just posing. Best take stock of yourself.”
“He can get the ‘best actor’ award,” laughed Mohd Azad Amir.
9.35 am: The number of flood victims in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Perak has now risen to 103,413, an increase of 9,395 victims from last night, according to a Bernama tweet.
9.05am: Selangor PAS will conduct special prayers as massive floods ravage the country, especially inundating the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.State PAS commissioner Iskandar Abdul Samad (left) said a convoy of more than 130 personnel departed in four batches for Kelantan and Terengganu.
“There are 27 four-wheeled drive vehicles and nine lorries, with three to 10 tonnes of necessities headed for the flood victims,” said Iskandar.
Those who would like to give donations may do so at PAS Flood Assistance Centre at Dewan Merbau, Jalan Senangin 17/2, Seksyen 17, Shah Alam, or contact Rayme Abd Rahman (018-664 5036).
8.50am: In Kelantan last night, Bernama reported that the Sultan Yahya Petra Bridge (below) connecting Kota Baharu town to Pasir Pekan in Tumpat, is now closed to all vehicles after the water in Sungai Kelantan rose above the bridge.
Kota Baharu district police chief ACP Rohaimi Md Isa, when contacted, said the bridge was closed to all traffic, as the situation was dangerous to road users.The Bernama report also stated that flood waters from Gua Musang and Kuala Krai are now flowing towards Kota Baharu district.
8.40am: International Trade and Industry Minister Mustapa Mohamed has admitted there are weaknesses in managing and rescuing flood victims in Kelantan.
Mustapa, also the MP for Jeli, took 10 hours by boat to travel to Kuala Krai, an area which is deeply affected by the floods.
"In this a serious situation, we need a commander to manage across all the departments," he told Astro Awani at SK Banggol Guchil this morning.
He described this year's floods as big compared to past years and said this resulted in the government's weakness in coordinating aid.
8.30am: Yesterday, a doctor at a government clinic in Badang posted his updates on the desperate situation at his clinic, which he claimed has been cut off by the floods and is not getting any supplies.“Oh, and yes, I would like to wish our prime minister happy holidaying in Hawaii, while our holidays have been frozen and are sacrificing our lives for the sake of our beloved citizens,” he wrote sarcastically in one posting on Christmas day.
8am: Last night Bernama reports Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) has suspended the operations of 1,606 sub-stations throughout Kelantan, Pahang and Terengganu in view of the severe floods in the state.
Its Kelantan general manager, Md Yuslan Md Yusof, said that up to 6pm yesterday, the operations of 232 sub-stations in Gua Musang, 215 in Kuala Krai, 24 in Tanah Merah, 19 in Jeli, 12 in Machang, five in Tumpat and three in Kota Baharu had been suspended.
TNB senior general manager (Corporate and Communications) Mohd Aminuddin Mohd Amin said the move was to avoid short-circuit which can affect 70,284 consumers.Kelantan has the most number of consumers affected with (42,688) when the operations of 1,150 sub-stations are suspended in Kuala Krai, Gua Musang, Jeli, Machang, Tanah Merah, Kota Baharu and Tumpat.
"In Terengganu, the operations of 138 sub-stations were suspended in Kemaman, Bandar Al-Muktafi Billah Shah and Dungun, involving 8,105 consumers while in Pahang, 5,878 consumers will be affected as 18 sub-stations are suspended," he said in a statement, yesterday.
He said TNB would continue to monitor the situation. The floods in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang continued to worsen.
The power shut down could possibly be leading to the communications failures being reported with relatives being unable to call those in the east coast states.
