00:00Continuous rains have caused the number of flood victims in Malaysia to rise drastically.
00:07As of Friday morning, the number soared to 80,589 people from 71,877 flood victims on Thursday midnight.
00:18Authorities said a total of 467 temporary relief centres had been opened in seven states.
00:25Negeri Sembilan and Selangor are the latest states that were hit by the floods.
00:29They said the death toll from the floods had now risen to four in Kelantan, Sarawak and Terengganu.
00:36Kelantan had the highest number of flood victims at 60,032 people who had been evacuated to 226 temporary relief centres.
00:46A relief centre at the SMK Melor School in Kota Bharu, where many flood victims were staying, was flooded in the morning.
00:54The victims had to move to the higher levels after the flood situation worsened.
00:59Water levels at the Kelantan River next to the Royal Jetty exceeded the danger level, submerging the ground area of the tourist attraction.
01:08In Terengganu, some 21,000 people were taking shelter in 232 relief centres compared to 17,800 people on Thursday night.
01:21KTMB said it had cancelled 12 east coast train routes due to the worsening flood situation.
01:28The affected routes include those linking to Tumpat, Johor Bahru, Girmas, Kuala Lipis, Guamusang and Dabong.
01:36Authorities said water levels at 30 rivers nationwide had breached dangerous levels.
01:42Experts said the situation in the east coast could worsen depending on the total rainfall on coastlines and high tides.
01:49They said if the downpour occurs in the inner part of the rural areas, it could be compared to the floods in 2014,
01:56where water levels rose faster and the river overflowed, leading to the bursting of the banks.
02:03They said the floods could be controlled this time around,
02:06because the National Disaster Management Agency and other agencies were prepared to face the floods.
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