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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 27 (Bernama) --Heavy rain for the past two days caused floodwaters to rise in several areas in Johor this morning, but the situation in two other states, Pahang and Melaka, has improved.As a result of the heavy downpour, JOHOR, the worst-hit by the devastating floods, said to be the worst ever experienced in 30 years, forced more people to leave their homes, with the number of evacuees at the relief centres increasing to 60,156 morning and several roads closed to traffic.A spokesman of the Johor police contingent headquarters flood operations room said out of the total, 25,669 victims were in Batu Pahat, Muar (19,723), Kota Tinggi (6,380), Segamat (3,609), Pontian (57), Mersing (780), Kluang (571) and Johor Baharu (3,367).He said the heavy rain since 7am today brought the total number of victims at relief centres in Johor Baharu to 3,367 from 1,208 last night.Yesterday morning, all victims in Johor Baharu were allowed to return home.However, the spokesman said, the number of evacuation centres which had been reopened in the district remained at five: Dewan Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina Pu Sze, Dewan Sengkang, Masjid Jamek Kampung Lorong Arif, Sekolah Agama Cahaya Masai and Balairaya Kampung Bukit Pulai.He said Jalan Tun Sri Lanang, Jalan Tun Habab, Km9 Jalan Kota Tinggi-Johor Baharu, Batu 10 Mawai-Sedili, Jalan Lukut and Jalan Kampung Panti at Kota Tinggi were closed to vehicles as water had reached 0.5m high.Main roads that are closed in Segamat are Jalan Segamat-Tangkak, Km54 Jalan Segamat-Kuantan, Km3 Jalan Muar-Segamat, Batu 8 Jalan Muar-Jementah and Jalan Segamat-Yong Peng while in Batu Pahat, the affected roads are Tongkang Pecah-Parit Jalil, Batu 5 Jalan Yong Peng-Parit Sulong and Jalan Parit Karjo-Senggarang.Other roads in Segamat closed to vehicles are Batu 1 Kampung Baru-Parit Sulong, Jalan Parit Terus, Jalan Seri Pasir and Jalan Yong Peng-Muar, while in Muar, Km3 Jalan Felda Moakil-Labis, Batu 27 Jalan Pagoh-Labis, Jalan Bukit Kepong-Labis, Jalan Pagoh-Panchor, Jalan Sungai Mati-Muar and Jalan Muar-Parit Sulong are also closed to traffic.The water level in Sungai Segamat has now reached a warning stage with a reading of 8.65 metres, Sungai Sembrong, Kluang (3.45m, warning), Sungai Skudai (7.53m, alert), Sungai Johor (2.6m, warning), Sungai Tebrau (6.8m, alert) and Sungai Plentong (1.3m, alert).The water reading at Bekok Dam in Batu Pahat is now at 18.57m (1.07m above the danger level), Sembrong Dam at 12.16m (0.16m above the warning level) and Machap Dam at 17.19m (0.19m above the danger level).Meanwhile, the flood situation in Pahang and Melaka has improved with lesser people at the evacuation centres.In PAHANG, the number of people taking refuge at 16 relief centres in two districts in the state has dropped to 1,267 from 2,085 last night.A spokesman of the Pahang police contingent headquarters flood operations room said as at 8 am today, 447 people were being sheltered at 10 evacuation centres in the Rompin district.In Pekan, the number of evacuees at six relief centres in the districtb had dropped to 820 from 1,557 last night, he said.In MELAKA, a spokesman of the state flood operations room said 3,766 people were still staying at seven relief centres in Sungai Rambai, Jasin while 17 people were being accommodated at a relief centre in Melaka Tengah.-- BERNAMA

Tourism

Kota Tinggi is also known as a historical town because the Sultanate of Johor was established here. Many historical tombs are found here including the famous Makam Sultan Mahmud Mangkat Dijulang (the tomb of the last sultan of the Malaccan Sultanate line) and Makam Tauhid in Kampung Makam. Makam Laksamana Bentan and Makam Bendahara Tun Habib Abdul Majid are located in Kampung Kelantan.
The town itself is of little interest, but the waterfalls at Lombong, located 15 kilometers north-west of town are popular tourist destinations.
The waterfalls are 36 meters high, and are located at the base of the 634 meter high Gunung Muntahak mountain. The cool river water drains through a series of shallow pools ideal for swimming. The natural beauty of some parts of the location has somewhat been spoiled by resort development with artificial landscaping.
There are also many beaches along the coastal part of Kota Tinggi. The most popular beaches are Tanjung Balau, Desaru and Batu Layar ('sail rock'), which are 58 km, 55 km, and 62 km from Kota Tinggi town respectively. Chalets and hotels offering reasonable rates can easily be found along the beach.
Teluk Sengat, located 25 km east of Kota Tinggi town is the popular seafood village among tourists, especially those from Singapore.

Administration

Kota Tinggi district is administered by Kota Tinggi District Council (Malay: Majlis Daerah Kota Tinggi), which is based in Kota Tinggi town.

about kota tinggi..

Kota Tinggi is a small town in the state of Johor of Malaysia, located around 42 kilometers north-east of Johor Bahru, on the road to Mersing. Kota Tinggi can also be reached by ferry from Changi terminal in Singapore where tourists need to pass through the immigration check point at Tanjung Belungkur ferry terminal before their arrival. Kota Tinggi is also the name of the district where the town is situated.
Kuala Sedili, a small fishing town located 37 km north-east of Kota Tinggi town is the second largest fishing port in east coast of Peninsular Malaysia.

trauma...

Dari segi psikologi, daripada 35 responden yng disoal selidik, 33 daripadanya menyatakan masih lagi mengalami trauma akibat daripada bencana yang telah berlaku mereka lagi, jika berlakunya hujan mereka telah mula berasa cemas dan takut serta bersiap sedia untuk berpindah.

pendapatan..

- Dari segi pendapatan peniaga selepas berlakunya banjir besar yang lalu, kami dapati kebanyakkan daripada pihak responden masih lagi dalam tahap untuk membangunkan semula perniagaan mereka.

- Hasil kajian kami juga didapati bahawa pihak responden telah melepasi tahap dalam membaik pulih segala kerosakan dan masih lagi terpaksa menanggung sedikit kerugian.

- Berbeza dengan peniaga kain pada masa kajian dijalankan, kami dapati pendapatan para peniaga ini sudah kembali meningkat berikutan permintaan kain daripada para pelanggan yang kembali bertambah kerana musim perayaan yang semakin hampir.

-Tambahan para peniaga kain ini juga, mereka juga dapat kembali meneruskan perniagaan akibat daripada budi bicara yang diberi oleh pihak pembekal. Jika sebelum ini mereka harus menjelaskan bayaran semasa membuat pembelian, namun selepas berlaku bnajir ini mereka mendapat kelonggaran dari pihak pembekal untuk mengambil dahulu kain dan menjelaskan bayaran selepas berlakunya urusan jnual beli.

* Maklumat daripada borang soal selidik:
( 11meningkat, 17menurun, 7stabil)

kerugian..

Berdasarkan hasil daripada kajian soal selidik yang telah saya dan ahli kumpulan jalankan, kami dapati akibat darpada banjir besar yang berlaku dahulu, kebanyakan daripada peniaga terpaksa menanggung kerugian yang besar. Majoriti peniaga yang dipilih mengalami kerugian lebih daripda RM 20 ribu. Selain itu juga, kebanyakkan responden yang dikaji menjalankan perniagaan kain.

Menurut responden lagi, jumlah kerugian yang terpaksa ditanggung oleh mereka dapat dianggarkan sekitar RM 100- 150 ribu. Hal ini kerana banjir yang berlaku secara mendadak dan keadaan betambah buruk kerana berlaku pada awal pagi ketika semua orang sedang tidur. Tambahan responden yang terdiri daripada peniaga kain lagi, kain-kain tidak dapat diselamatkan oleh mereka. Oleh itu, kain-kain yang terendam oleh takungan air hujan selama beberapa hari telah mengalami kerosakan. Kain yang telah rosak dibasuh dan dijual secara lelong kepada pelanggan dan setengahnya terpaksa diberi secara percuma kerana tidak laku.

* Maklumat daripada borang soal selidik:
10 - < RM 10 ribu
5 – RM 10 ribu
2 – RM 20 ribu
18 – >RM 20 ribu