Overview
- Authorities recorded 12,482 evacuees nationwide as of 2pm on Nov 24, according to the Social Welfare Department’s Disaster Info site reported by Sinar Harian.
- Kelantan is the worst affected, with 9,314 people in 37 temporary relief centres across Tumpat, Bachok, Kota Bharu and Pasir Puteh.
- An earlier 6am update from the National Disaster Management Agency listed 11,009 people across seven states and reported 60 shelters in operation.
- No deaths have been reported, and agencies urge residents in vulnerable areas to comply with evacuation orders and track river levels and forecasts.
- A rain-induced landslide in Wang Kelian, Perlis, stranded about 400 people who were reported safe while sheltering in a mosque on higher ground.