JOHOR BAHRU, March 27 (Bernama) -- The floods in Pontian have fully receded, bringing the number of evacuees in Johor down to 266 as of 4 pm today, compared to 405 this morning.
State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) chairman, Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani, said 41 evacuees from nine families in Pontian were allowed to return home after floodwaters receded and their homes were declared safe.
"The remaining 266 evacuees from 79 families are still sheltering at two temporary relief centres -Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Seri Gading and Sekolah Kebangsaan Sri Comel in Batu Pahat," he said in a satement today.
He also noted that the water level at Sungai Senggarang in Batu Pahat has exceeded the warning level, measuring 3.32 metres.
Meanwhile, the weather is expected to be clear across nine districts in Johor, except for Kluang, which remained cloudy this afternoon.
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