Floods worsen in Malaysia's Pahang, 5000 people evacuated

The flood situation in Malaysia's Pahang has worsened with more than 5,000 people were evacuated to Flood Relief Centres (FRCs) in four districts Tuesday morning. A spokesman at the Pahang police headquarters said the four districts were Rompin, Kuantan, Pekan and Maran. "In Rompin 2,595 victims from 23 kampungs have been placed in six FRCs," the spokesman told Malaysia's (Bernama) News Agency. He said in Pekan, six kampungs were inundated forcing 341 people to move to FRCs. In Kuantan, 23 kampungs were affected causing 1,824 victims to be relocated to 23 FRCs. In Maran, nine kampungs were hit resulting in 633 victims having to take shelter in seven FRCs. The situation is expected to worsen further following incessant rain since the past two days.