Malaysia, Major Flood in Pahang
Dec 31, 2017 16:30
Sep 27, 2026 15:11
Location
Coordinate:
3.602855, 103.154725
Administrative:
Pahang, Malaysia
Affected Area:
Pahang
Hazard
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Description
Initial report on Week 1 = National Disaster Management Agency of Malaysia (NADMA) reported significant flooding in State of Pahang, which started on 2 January 2018 08:52 local time. Six rivers in Pahang are on its highest alert level (red alert), i.e. Lepar River in Gelugor Bridge (30.08 m), Pahang River in Paloh Hinai (10.71 m), Pahang River in Sungai Yap Jeratut (52.48 m), Kuala Sungai Chini (14.97 m) and Sungai Belat in Sri Damai (5.84 m). In total, Seven municipalities are affected namely Kuantan, Maran, Rompin, Pekan, Bera, Jerantut and Lipis. As of 5 January 2018, 9656 people (2667 families) are affected and being evacuated to 53 evacuation centers in seven affected municipalities. It is also reported that two persons also died due to the flooding. The flooding also affected education activities as 21 schools remain closed during flooding period. NADMA and InfoBanjir Malaysia provide near-real time status of affected people and number of families and persons sheltered in each evacuation center.
Impact Statistic
2
Dead
0
Missing
0
Injured
9.7K
Affected Person
9.7K
Displaced
Human SADDD
- Dead 2
- Missing -
- Injured -
- Affected Person 9,656
- Affected Family 2,667
- Internaly Displaced People 9,656
- Refugees 0
- Evacuation Center (in Country) 53
- Evacuation Center (out Of Country) 0
House
- Affected Houses 0
- Damage Partial 0
- Totally Damage -
Infrastructure
- Bridges 0
- Number of Roads 0
- Road Distance (km) 0.00
Public
- Schools 21
- Health -
- Government Office / Public Facilities 0
- Settlements 0
- Worship Places 0
- Others 0
General
Cost
- Local Currency 0.00
- Cost of Damages 0.00
- Cost of Damages (USD) -
- Cost of Assistance 0.00
- Cost of Assistance (USD) -
Agricultural
- Rice Field 0.00
- Other Crops 0.00
- Fish Ponds 0
- Cattle 0
- Poultries 0
- Livestock 0
Relevant Disasters
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