KUALA TERENGGANU: With heavy rain showing no respite and the impact of the high tide has yet to subside, the flood situation in low-lying areas in the city is expected to worsen tonight.
The next high tide will occur at 11.30pm with the sea level rising to two metres at its peak before levelling at 1.8m at 3.15am.
The impact of yesterday's flooding has displaced 490 people from 135 families in Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Marang and Kemaman, who have been evacuated at 10 relief centres.
In Kuala Terengganu, three relief centres are sheltering 144 flood victims from 36 families and in Kuala Nerus, three relief centres are now occupied by 100 flood victims from 23 families.
In Marang, one relief centre is now sheltering 166 victims from 43 families while in Kemaman, three relief centres have received 110 evacuees from 33 families.
State Civil Defence Force director Lt- Col (PA) Che Adam Abdul Rahman said the Meteorological Department had extended its warning on impending bad weather in Besut and Setiu.
"The high volume of rain measuring 180mm on a single day coupled by the high tide at two metres were unexpected.
"Most of the low-lying areas in the city were affected, despite the receding floods receding this morning. The situation has yet to return to normal.
"The continuous heavy rain throughout the state and the impending high tide near midnight may cause another round of flood in the city and other low-lying areas," he said.
