Floods predicted in Kelantan and Pahang until Wednesday
Continuous heavy rain is expected to cause flooding in nine districts of Kelantan and three districts of Pahang.
The national flood forecasting centre has issued a warning that heavy continuous rain will cause flooding in nine districts of Kelantan and three districts of Pahang until Wednesday. The affected areas include Kota Bharu, Tumpat, Bachok, Machang, Pasir Mas, Pasir Puteh, Tanah Merah, Kuala Krai, Jeli in Kelantan, and Kuantan, Pekan, Rompin in Pahang.
The meteorological department had previously issued an alert for continuous rain. The areas most at risk of flooding are within the river basins of the Kelantan, Golok, and Kemasin rivers in Kelantan, and the Kuantan, Lembing, Kenau, Beserah, Belat, Soi rivers in Kuantan, the Lembing, Kenau, Beserah, Belat, Soi rivers in Pekan, and the Endau, Rompin, and Pontian Pahang rivers in Rompin.
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