KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 — Concerned about the plight of the flood victims following the worsening situation in Pahang, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today left the Umno General Assembly 2013 in a rush to observe the situation there.

In his latest tweet, the Umno president said he would leave for Pekan, Rompin and Kuantan to look at the flood situation there. 

“Pray that all is safe,” he said.

Meanwhile, Najib’s press secretary, Datuk Akmar Hisham Mokhles said the Prime Minister had to rush to Pahang immediately after delivering his policy speech at the Umno assembly at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), here today. 

“He departed from Subang at noon and is also expected to visit the family of the Pekan Umno division committee member, Jamali Jani, who is believed to have disappeared in the flood in Kuantan last night,” he said when contacted by Bernama.

Jamali, 45, and his son, Megat Mohd Nazli Jamali, 17, were believed to have fallen into the water while they were in a fibre boat at 7.30pm at Kampung Sungai Isap, Kuantan. 

The flood in Pahang had resulted in one fatality, Mohamed Alif Khalid, 21, who was found drowned yesterday afternoon in Sungai Kampung Sepial, Kuala Tembeling, Jerantut. 

The number of flood victims evacuated to relief centres in Pahang up to this morning stood at 38,323 people from 9,153 families. 

The flood situation in Pahang and the East Coast states have deteriorated with the number of victims evacuated to the relief centres increasing.  — Bernama