KUANTAN, Dec 2 — Some 100 residents of the Kampung Kesing Orang Asli village in Rompin were evacuated today after heavy rain caused floods in the village.
A spokesman of the Pahang Fire and Rescue operations room said the villagers were moved out after the floodwaters rose to one metre.
He said they had yet to obtain a full picture of the evacuation process and relief centre.
A spokesman of the Pahang police flood operations room also said that they had yet to get the details of the evacuation.
He said the stretch of Jalan Sungai Lembing-Kuantan at Km28 near the Sungai Charu bridge was closed to all vehicles as floodwaters had risen to more than one metre there. — Bernama
