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December 30, 2006 23:46 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The situation in flood-hit areas in Johor improved further today with fine weather but 54,512 flood victims remained at 167 relief centres Saturday night, though down from the 58,876 Saturday morning. A spokesman of the Johor police flood operations room said the number of evacuees at Batu Pahat was the highest, at 29,725. The number of evacuees in Muar was 20,868, Kota Tinggi 2,279, Segamat 945, Kluang 429, Mersing 206 and Johor Baharu Selatan 60. He said the fine weather in Johor Baharu allowed for two relief centres in Johor Baharu Utara -- the Masjid Jamek at Lorong Aris Batu 8 1/2 in Skudai and the school hall of Sekolah Jenis Cina Pu Sze, also in Skudai, to be closed. Two more relief centres, which housed 1,248 evacuees from Kampung Laut, Kampung Murni Jaya, Lorong Aris, Seelong and Air Bemban, were also closed today. In Muar, several roads remained closed to traffic, namely Jalan Muar-Parit Sulong, Jalan Bukit Pasir-Pagoh, Jalan Muar-Segamat, Jalan Bukit Serampang-Kandong and Jalan Pagoh-Panchor. In Batu Pahat, Jalan Sungai Parit Sikun, Parit Terus, Jalan Seri Pasir, Jalan Parit Sulong-Muar, Jalan Batu 1 Kampung Baru-Parit Sulong, Jalan Parit Sengkuang-Seri Bengkal-Parit Yaani, Jalan Taman Seri Wangsa and Jalan Parit Sentang-Senggarang remained closed. The death toll from the floods remained at 12 and the search is still on for an 18-year-old boy, Mohd Farizan Mokhtar, who was reported missing in Kampung Durian Chondong, Muar, on Thursday. In MELAKA, the number of evacuees at relief centres tonight dropped to 254 from 411 this evening. A spokesman of the state flood operations room said the evacuees were being housed at three relief centres in Sungai Rambai, Jasin.
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December 30, 2006 11:48 AM

18-Year-old Youth Feared Drowned In Johor

JOHOR BAHARU, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- An 18-year-old youth is feared to be the latest flood victim in the state when he was reported to have been swept by swift current Friday night. A spokesman of the Floods Operations Room of the Johor Contingent Police Headquarters said Mohd Farizan Mohktar was reported lost in the flood waters at Kampung Durian Chondong, Muar, about 9 pm and a search operation was being continued Saturday morning. Meanwhile, he said the flood situation in the state was improving with 58,876 evacuees being accommodated at 194 relief centres compared with 60,166 Friday night. The spokesman said 29,577 victims were being placed at 80 relief centres in Batu Pahat as of 6 am Saturday. The number of evacuees in Muar stood at 21,198 Saturday morning and there was little change in the water level in Bukit Kepong, Panchor, Lenga and Kundang Ulu. Several roads -- Jalan Muar-Parit Sulong, Jalan Bukit Pasir-Pagoh, Jalan Muar-Segamat, Jalan Bukit Serampang-Kandong and Jalan Pagoh-Panchor were still under 0.3 metre to 1 metre of water. The spokesman said there were still 2,661 victims at 13 relief centres in Kluang, Kota Tinggi (2,497), Johor Baharu (1,503), Segamat (1,234) and Mersing (206). In KUANTAN, the number of victims at the three relief centres in the Rompin district remained at 195 Saturday morning. A spokesman of the Pahang Police Operations Room said as of 9 am Saturday, the 37 families were still being accommodated at the relief centres there. The relief centres are at the Leban Condong Community Hall with 102 victims, Balai Raya Bangkung (40), and Sekolah Kebangsaan Aur (53). In MELAKA, the number of victims at the relief centres had declined to 608 people Saturday morning compared with 695 Friday night. The weather in the whole state was bright.
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December 30, 2006 15:22 PM

Syabas Ready For Possibility Of Floods

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) has prepared contingency plans to face the possibility of floods occurring in the Klang Valley, said its chief executive officer Ruslan Hassan.

He said the measures were taken following the weather reports which had forecast the possibility of floods occurring in the Klang Valley and southern parts of Selangor if heavy rains persisted in the coming weeks. Persistent heavy downpours in the southern parts of peninsular Malaysia since last week had resulted in several areas in Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang to be flooded and the victims being evacuated to relief centres. Speaking at a press conference here Saturday, he said that the Syabas Emergency Response Plan (ERP) had been activated with the ERP natural disaster operations room at the headquarters and 10 other districts being placed on alert round the clock.

"We have adequate assets, staff and plans to tackle the problems that may arise," he said. Ruslan said that monitoring of hill slopes, ground movements at the dams and reservoirs and all Syabas assets in rain-prone areas had been enhanced. He said 55 tanker lorries, 476 static water tanks and 20,000 five-litre water containers were being made available to face the possibility of floods. Members of the public can contact Syabas at the Puspel toll-free line at 1-800-88-5252 which operates round the clock, or SMS to 39222 by typing PUSPEL on any water supply problem.

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December 30, 2006 00:46 AM

Flood Evacuees In Johor More Than 60,000, Death Toll Rises To 12
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 30 (Bernama) -- The recovery of the body of a five-year-old girl took the death toll to 12 in the floods in Johor as more than 60,000 people remained at relief centres in the state. The body of K.Pavithra was found at 3.45 pm in an oil palm estate near where she had gone missing after the car driven by her father, Kamalanathan, was swept away by floodwaters at 7 pm on Wednesday when the family was returning to Cha'ah. The bodies of Pavithra's mother, Punithavathi, 31, and younger sister Panithra, three, were recovered Thursday. The girls' father, Kamalanathan, an assistant estate manager, is recovering at the Batu Pahat Hospital. Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman Friday expressed confidence that the situation in the state would return to normal in a few days. A spokesman of the Johor police flood operations room said 60,166 flood evacuees remained at 207 relief centres in the state as at 7 pm, down from 61,352 Friday morning. The spokesman said 28,722 evacuees remained at 78 relief centres in Batu Pahat, 22,647 in Muar, 2,359 in Kota Tinggi, 2,822 in Kluang, 1,757 in Segamat, 1,503 in Johor Baharu and 356 in Mersing. He said the weather was fine Friday, with sunny skies in several districts ncluding Batu Pahat, Kluang, Kota Tinggi and Johor Baharu. In MELAKA, the number of flood evacuees dropped to 695 as at 10 pm from 1,381 Friday morning. A spokesman of the Melaka state flood operations room said only four relief centres in Jasin were open, accommodating 167 families.The weather was also fine in Melaka Friday.

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December 29, 2006 12:15 PM

Johor Weather Uncertain, Pahang, Melaka Improving

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- The uncertain weather condition throughout Johor has caused several areas to be inundated with floodwaters, with more people taking refuge at relief centres. Elsewhere, the flood situation in Pahang and Melaka showed improvement with less victims staying at the evacuation centres. In JOHOR, the number of victims at relief centres rose to 61,352 from 55,212 last night. A spokesman of the Johor police contingent headquarters flood operations room, said in Batu Pahat, 28,325 people were being accommodated at 76 relief centres this morning from 27,709 last night while in Muar, the number rose to 22,456 this morning from 17,377 last night when the floodwaters in Bukit Kepong, Panchor, Lenga and Kundang Ulu remained unchanged. He said several roads -- Jalan Muar-Parit Sulong, Jalan Bukit Pasir-Pagoh, Jalan Muar-Segamat, Jalan Bukit Serampang-Kandong and Jalan Pagoh-Panchor -- were submerged in 0.5 to one metre of floodwaters. A spokesman said some 1,757 people were still being sheltered at 222 relief centres in Segamat, Kluang (3,707), Kota Tinggi (2,439), Johor Baharu (1,920) and Mersing (748). He said the death toll from the devastating floods in the state remained at 11 and efforts were ongoing to trace Pavila Kamala Nathan, five, who disappeared after the Perodua Kancil she was in together with her family, was swept away by floodwaters in Kampung Haji Kamisan, Yong Peng, two days ago. In PAHANG, the flood situation improved when only 195 people from 37 families, all from Rompin district, were still taking refuge at three evacuation centres. A spokesman of the Pahang police contingent headquarters flood operations room said the flood victims who were placed at the community hall of Kampung Mekang, had been allowed to return home yesterday. In MELAKA, the number of evacuees was reduced to 1,381 as at 8am from 1,493 last night. A spokesman of the flood operations room said 341 families were still staying at seven relief centres in Jasin district.
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Najib Receives Nearly RM3.7 Mln For Flood Victims

DONATIONS… Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak receives the contribution of RM3.2 million in cash and RM470, 000 in kind on behalf of the Kumpulan Wang Amanah Bantuan Bencana Negara fund.

PUTRAJAYA, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Seven donors today expressed their concern for the well-being of the country's flood victims by making a donation totalling nearly RM3.7 million. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak received the contributions of RM3.2 million in cash and RM470,000 in kind on behalf of the Kumpulan Wang Amanah Bantuan Bencana Negara fund, at his office here. "Those who make donations to flood victims don't have to worry as we will ensure that the contributions really go to them, thanks to a relief machinery established with the co-operation of state governments and district offices," he told reporters. The contributors were Kuok Group of Companies which presented RM2 million, Samsung Group Malaysia (RM700,000 in cash, electronic services and voluntary work), Permodalan Nasional Berhad (RM500,000) and Yayasan Pembangunan Ekonomi Islam (RM300,000 for needy schoolchildren). Others were Dutch Lady Milk Sdn Bhd (RM70,000 worth of formula milk), Gading Sari Aviation Services Sdn Bhd (700 units of kitchen equipment) and RM50,000 from the Acehnese community in Malaysia to buy daily supplies. The Deputy Prime Minister stressed that the government would continue to render assistance to people at evacuation centres even if the areas involved would show signs of receding water levels. To a question, Najib, who is Defence Minister, said that enough helicopters were being deployed to help in relief efforts. He was also asked about an article carried by a Chinese daily over a police report filed by a business proprietor in Segamat, Johor, against an army personnel who had allegedly asked for money before rendering assistance to flood victims. "We have to determine the validity of that report. And if it is (it did happen), we will definitely take action against the person concerned," Najib said. Asked what kind of action could befall the person involved, he said: "Whatever is appropriate."

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December 29, 2006 12:56 PM

More Aid For Flood Victims In Johor

AID FOR FLOOD VICTIMS… NCB Holdings Bhd director Datuk Zuraidah Atan and director of Crisis and Disaster Management Directorate Che Moin Umar inspect boxes packed with various basic necessities worth more than RM200, 000 to be dispatched to the flood victims in Johor, at the Kontena Nasional Bhd depot.

PETALING JAYA, Dec 29 (Bernama) -- Two containers packed with various basic necessities worth more than RM200,000 left the Kontena Nasional Bhd depot here to be despatched to the flood victims in Johor. According to NCB Holdings Bhd director Datuk Zuraidah Atan, it was the sixth consignment since Dec 23. The depot of Kontena Nasional, a subsidiary of NCB, has been the collection centre for goods from the public. Zuraidah said goods in the form of mineral water, mattresses, clothing and dried foodstuff would be distributed at several relief centres in Kluang and Paloh. Contributions from the public can be deposited at the Kontena Nasional depot which is operating 24 hours a day, the multipurpose hall in Parliament building or any Puteri Umno offices in the Klang Valley.