SETIU: The worsening flood situation in Terengganu have forced 17,185 people to leave their homes as at 6am today.
The floods affected 4,477 families who were evacuated to 140 relief centres statewide.
The respite in rainfall had little effect on the large volume of water flushed into major rivers which inundated low-lying areas downstream.
State Disaster Management Committee secretariat said it's record showed an increasing trend in the number of evacuees.
Rescuers were assisted by local residents to evacuate the victims to flood relief centres
Kemaman is the worse affected district with 7,470 people from 1,909 families evacuated to 26 relief centres.
Hulu Terengganu saw 3,700 victims from 801 families evacuated to 21 flood relief centres.
Here, 848 people from 252 families were evacuated to 21 relief centres while in Dungun, 2,988 people from 873 families were affected and are now at 29 relief centres.
In Besut, 908 people from 242 families were evacuated to 26 relief centres.
In Kuala Terengganu, 728 victims from 188 families have sought shelter at nine relief centres while in Kuala Nerus 538 people from 145 families are at seven relief centres.
The situation in Marang remained unchanged with five people from one family staying at a relief centre.
