Drop in number of flood evacuees in Sabah, Sarawak
24 May 2021 / 13:20 H.
KUALA LUMPUR: Sabah and Sarawak recorded a drop in the number of flood evacuees today.
In Sabah, there were 4,999 flood victims as at 8 am today, from 5,037 people yesterday afternoon.
Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a statement today, said the flood victims, who are in the Tenom and Beaufort districts, are housed at 41 relief centres (PPS), which were opened in stages since last Thursday.
“Tenom still recorded the highest number of flood victims at 4,396 people involving 1,269 families at 37 PPS, with most of them, involving 476 victims, at the PPS at Dewan Sri Onmtoros, while Beaufort has 603 victims at four PPS, with Dewan DSP Mohd Dun Banir having the most number of evacuees, totalling 231 victims,“ it said.