The number of flood evacuees in Sabah and Sarawak continues to climb, with over 15,000 people seeking refuge in relief centers across the two Malaysian states. Bintulu in Sarawak and Kota Marudu in Sabah recorded the highest number of evacuees. While evacuation trends in some districts are increasing, others remain relatively stable.
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of evacuees at flood relief centers in Sabah and Sarawak continued to rise on Friday (Jan 31) morning. A total of 15,015 people were seeking refuge at these centers, up from 11,886 the previous night. In SARAWAK , the number of evacuees surged to 9,398 from 2,725 families, a significant increase from 7,503 from 2,096 families reported the night before.
According to the state Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, Bintulu recorded the highest number of evacuees at 4,021 (1,090 families), all housed at six relief centers. Serian followed with 1,886 evacuees (602 families) at 15 relief centers. In Selangau, 900 people from 226 families were still sheltered at four relief centers, while 1,353 people from 393 families were at three relief centers in Tatau. Three centers in Kuching housed 475 people from 153 families. In SABAH, the number of flood evacuees continued to climb, reaching 5,617 from 1,899 families as at 8am, compared to 4,383 from 1,475 families the previous night. The Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported that 39 relief centers have been opened across 10 districts. Kota Marudu recorded the highest number of evacuees at 2,944 from 1,090 families. Other affected districts included Pitas with 768 evacuees (261 families), Lahad Datu (443 people from 121 families), Telupid (413 people from 110 families), Kota Belud (301 people from 88 families), Paitan (274 people from 99 families), Beluran (195 people from 60 families), Sandakan (118 people from 28 families), Beaufort (107 people from 29 families), and Tongod (54 people from 13 families). The report stated that the evacuation trend in Kota Marudu, Pitas, and Paitan was increasing, while trends in other districts remained unchanged.
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