Number Of Flood Evacuees Rises In Sabah, Drops In Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- The number of flood evacuees in Sabah saw an increase, while Sarawak continued to report a decline tonight.

In SABAH, the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) secretariat said that the number of evacuees rose to 479 from 132 families as of 8 pm, up from 322 evacuees from 82 families at 4 pm.

A total of 253 people (65 families) were accommodated in two relief centres (PPS) in Kinabatangan, 149 people (48 families) in one centre in Beaufort, and 77 people (19 families) in a PPS in Keningau.

In SARAWAK, the number of evacuees continued to decrease to 4,341 people as of 8 pm, down from 4,520 people earlier in the evening, with two more PPS closed, leaving 24 still in operation.

Miri saw a decrease in evacuees, with 917 victims compared to 1,129 previously, while Samarahan recorded a drop to 51 people, down from 106 earlier this evening.

The three divisions that saw an increase in the number of victims were Bintulu, with 1,612 people, up from 1,593 this evening; Sibu, with 1,173 people, compared to 1,157; and Mukah, with 575 people, up from 522 previously.

The number of evacuees in Sarikei remained unchanged at 13 people, while the two closed PPS were in Miri and Samarahan.

-- BERNAMA