KUALA LUMPUR: Things were not looking good at all for the affected people in the seven flood-hit states yesterday, with Perak being the latest to be inflicted.

       Reports trickling in by noon said the floods were also worsening in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Melaka.

       Altogether, over 34,000 people had been evacuated from their flooded homes to relief centres by yesterday afternoon.

       Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who on Saturday night ordered the rescue of stranded people and supplying them with food as the top priority, went down to the ground on Sunday.

       He visited two relief centres – SK Johan Setia and SK Telok Gong – in Klang, Selangor.

       Bernama, citing a statement by the Office of the Selangor Mentri Besar, reported that 6,242 people are being housed at 80 relief centres in the districts of Klang, Kuala Langat, Petaling, Sepang, Kuala Selangor and Hulu Langat in Selangor.

       The Meteorological Department (METMalaysia) has issued a red alert, forecasting heavy rain in eight Selangor districts.

       In PAHANG, Bernama reported that according to the Social Welfare Department’s Disaster Info App, the number of flood victims in Pahang had risen to 19,344 people at 214 evacuation centres last night.

       Bentong District Police chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar confirmed that no deaths or injuries were reported in the Saturday landslide along the Kuala Lumpur-Karak Expressway.

       An inspection found six vehicles at the landslide area and these were in the process of being towed away. This may take some time because it is still raining, he said.

       The northeast monsoon-related floods have claimed one life in the state while two people are feared drowned after being washed away by swift-flowing waters.

       In KELANTAN, the number of evacuees increased to 3,877 from 903 families housed at 43 centres.

       State Civil Defence Force Disaster Management and Operations Division officer Capt Mohd Hanif Omar said 22 of the centres were in the Kuala Krai district, 15 in Gua Musang and two each in Jeli, Tanah Merah and Pasir Mas.

       In TERENGGANU, the number of evacuees rose to 326 from 101 families in the Dungun and Kemaman districts.

       In PERAK, a relief centre was opened at SM Abdul Rahman Talib, Batu 4 Changkat Jong, Teluk Intan, yesterday morning to house 26 evacuees from eight families.

       A spokesman said the evacuees were moved in stages after Sungai Bidor burst its banks.

       In NEGRI SEMBILAN, the number of evacuees rose to 465 from 110 families while in MELAKA, the number rose to 595 from 121 families.