Floods in Johor have now affected seven districts with the number of evacuees rising to 5,818 people from 1,540 families as of 8am today, compared to 1,780 victims from 500 families last night.

Johor State Health and Environment Committee chairman R Vidyananthan said Mersing and Pontian were the latest flood-affected districts, apart from Kluang, Kota Tinggi, Johor Bahru, Kulai and Batu Pahat...