KualaLumpur (VNA) - Malaysia will continue collaborating with Thailandto monitor the current flood situation at border areas, especially in Pasir Masand Tumpat in Kelantan, as well as in Narathiwat of Thailand, according toMalaysian news agency Bernama.

Ministerin the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Seri Dr Shahidan Kassim said all thiswhile, the government had been keeping in touch with the security agency inThailand to learn about the flood situation.

"Thereis public concern, especially among the people in Pasir Mas and Tumpat, aboutthe flood situation in Narathiwat, and the government has been keeping in touchwith the Thai security agency to monitor the disaster situation there,” theagency quoted the minister as saying.

Besides,Malaysian border officials have been sending in reports about the situationfrom time to time," he told reporters on January 3 after visiting floodvictims at the relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Seri Rantau Panjang 2.

Alsopresent were National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) director Datuk ZaitunAb Samad and Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department director Azmi Osman.

Aday earlier, Governor of Narathiwat Sittichai Sakda was reported as saying thatcontinuous rain over the past four days had caused floods in 10 out of 13districts in the province, affecting 23,549 residents from 150 villages.

Assuch, Shahidan said members of various rescue agencies and their assets in thenorthern states had been instructed to be in the state of full preparedness toprovide assistance to the victims should the situation worsen.

DeputyPrime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi is also monitoring the situation right now,he added.-VNA