Pahang hit by new floods while adjacent states experience relief
KUANTAN (Jan 11): A deluge last night sparked renewed flooding in Pahang, compelling hundreds of additional residents to flee their homes, coinciding with receding waters in sections of Terengganu and Sarawak.
In Pahang, Jerantut is the hardest-hit district as the Jerantut River overflowed its banks. By late morning, 600 people across seven relief centres in Jerantut, Maran and Temerloh had been evacuated. Fire and Rescue Department teams are deploying boats to access cut-off villages along the Sungai Tanggor and Sungai Jelai tributaries.
State Disaster Management Committee chairman Datuk Seri Dr. Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar cited upstream downpours as the main cause. “We recorded over 200mm of rain in the highlands overnight,” he stated. “This led to a rapid rise in downstream water levels before dawn.”
In Temerloh, the confluence of the Sungai Pahang and Sungai Semantan submerged low-lying districts in Kampung Lubuk Paku and Kampung Behrang Stesen. Some 180 inhabitants—mostly farmers—are taking shelter at the Sultan Mentari Secondary School relief centre. “We’re monitoring river gauge readings closely,” said district officer Ahmad Syafiq Zulkifli. “If levels continue to climb, further evacuations may be ordered this afternoon.”
Across the border, conditions have improved. In Terengganu, only three relief centres remain open: one each in Kemaman, Hulu Terengganu and Dungun. The number of evacuees has dropped below 400, from over 3,000 at the flood’s peak earlier this week. District officials report most residents are returning home today as waters retreat from rubber plantations and paddy fields.
Sarawak, which endured its heaviest floods in years last month, has also made significant progress. Just two relief centres—one in Kuching and another in Samarahan—are still operating, with just over 200 evacuees. “Levels in the Sarawak and Santubong rivers have fallen substantially,” said state disaster relief director Noor Hazrul Ramli. “We plan to close these centres by tomorrow if no new rainfall occurs.”
The Meteorological Department predicts isolated showers over the next two days, with pockets of heavy rain possible in the highland regions of Pahang and Kelantan. Officials in all three states urge communities living near rivers and in flood-prone areas to remain alert and keep evacuation kits ready.
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