Nearly 5,000 evacuated from Pahang floods

The flood situation in Pahang worsened yesterday, with the number of people seeking shelter more than doubling to 4,851 as of yesterday evening, from 2,061 yesterday afternoon.
The flood situation in Pahang worsened yesterday, with the number of people seeking shelter more than doubling to 4,851 as of yesterday evening, from 2,061 yesterday afternoon.PHOTO: CHINA PRESS
A resident in Kampung Gudang Rasau, in Kuantan, surveying the damage to his home when he returned yesterday to retrieve some personal belongings.
A resident in Kampung Gudang Rasau, in Kuantan, surveying the damage to his home when he returned yesterday to retrieve some personal belongings.PHOTO: BERNAMA
A food seller in Sungai Isap Damai Park in Kuantan continuing to work yesterday despite the flooding. The floods had forced 11 schools in Pahang to remain closed on Tuesday on the first day of the new school year.
A villager from Kampung Jaya Gading, in Kuantan, leading his father’s buffalo through flood waters to higher ground yesterday.PHOTO: BERNAMA
A food seller in Sungai Isap Damai Park in Kuantan continuing to work yesterday despite the flooding. The floods had forced 11 schools in Pahang to remain closed on Tuesday on the first day of the new school year.
A food seller in Sungai Isap Damai Park in Kuantan continuing to work yesterday despite the flooding. The floods had forced 11 schools in Pahang to remain closed on Tuesday on the first day of the new school year.PHOTO: BERNAMA

Heavy rain forces thousands to seek shelter; schools closed in several states in Malaysia