Flood victims in Sabah increase to 495, while numbers drop in Sarawak and Johor, with a national total of 1,523 evacuees across 12 relief centres
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees nationwide stood at 1,523 this morning, with a rise in Sabah offset by declines in Sarawak and Johor.
In Sabah, 495 people from 159 families are now sheltering at two relief centres, up from 282 victims yesterday afternoon.
The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) said the increase followed Kota Kinabalu being declared a flood-hit area alongside Beaufort.
Of the total, 315 victims from 113 families from eight villages in Beaufort are at the Selagon Hall Permanent Evacuation Centre.
In Kota Kinabalu, 180 victims from 46 families from one affected village are placed at the Al-Munir Mosque Hall in Kampung Darau.
In Sarawak, the number of flood victims dropped to 943 people from 243 families as of 7 am today.
All victims are housed at eight relief centres across the state, with the largest being SJK Chung Hua Batu Kawa (211 victims) and SJK Chung Hua Sungai Tengah (191).
Meanwhile, the number of victims in Johor dropped to 85 people from 25 families as of 9 am today.
Johor JPBN chairman Datuk Asman Shah Abd Rahman said five relief centres remain operational in Segamat.
He said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has not issued any thunderstorm warnings this morning.
Sungai Muar at Buloh Kasap, Segamat has risen above the danger level at 8.72 metres.
Two roads remain fully closed — Jalan Felda Tenggaroh 3 in Mersing and the Kesang–Sungai Rambai Bridge in Tangkak.
