Sabah floods: 114 victims from two districts evacuated

There were 112 flood victims from 40 families in Penampang, Sabah this morning.

This was an increase compared to 78 people from 28 families last night, at the district on the state’s west coast.

The Secretariat of the Sabah Disaster Management Committee said the flood victims were housed at a relief centre at the Penampang Cultural Centre, which was opened yesterday.

The flood also affected nearby Putatan with two victims from two families evacuated to the relief centre at Dewan Sri Putatan at 1am.

This brought the total number of flood victims from the two districts to 114 people, involving 42 families, said the secretariat in a statement today.

Continuous heavy rain since noon yesterday caused flooding in the areas around Penampang, Putatan, and near Kota Kinabalu.

- Bernama