Sabah floods: Number of evacuees rises to over 4,000 this morning

 

Firemen evacuate a resident in Kampung Kusilad, Pitas.- Pic courtesy of Fire and Rescue Dept.

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah recorded a sharp rise in the number of flood victims, with 4,348 people from 1,774 families sheltering at temporary relief centres as of this morning, up from 3,427 people from 1,449 families last night.

The Sabah Disaster Management Committee said in a statement today that all the victims come from 70 affected villages in Pitas, Paitan and Tawau.

"They are all being sheltered at 32 temporary relief centres across the three districts," the statement said.

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Pitas still has the highest number of victims, with 2,618 people from 1,276 families, up from 2,171 from 1,078 families last night.

Paitan's evacuees rose to 1,485 from 443 families, while Tawau stayed at 245 from 55 families.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department predicts thunderstorms across Sabah's interior areas from morning until tonight. - NST