Flood: Over 700 Victims Evacuated In Sabah, Sarawak

KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 (Bernama) -- A total of 774 flood victims have been evacuated to relief centres (PPS) in Sabah and Sarawak as of tonight following heavy rain since this morning.

In SABAH, 445 victims involving 143 families have been evacuated to three PPS in the Kota Marudu and Paitan districts as of 8 pm today.

The District Disaster Management Committee Secretariat (JPBD), in a statement, said that Kota Marudu recorded the largest number of victims, involving 398 people from 132 families, who are being accommodated at the PPS at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Tandek 2, which opened this evening.

At the PPS at SMK Tandek PPS, which also opened this evening, the process of evacuation and registration of victims is still ongoing tonight.

"Rescue teams began mobilising assets and logistics early this morning after heavy rain continued to affect several areas, including Kampung Beliajung, Kampung Asin-Asin and Kampung Mosolog," he said.

Meanwhile, in Paitan, 47 victims, involving 11 families from Kampung Batangon Darat, were evacuated to the PPS at the Kampung Batangon Darat Community Centre, which was opened this morning.

Information on the flood situation in the Pitas district is still being updated and will be reported later.

In SARAWAK, the number of flood victims at two PPS has increased to 329 people from 92 families as of 8 pm tonight, compared to 38 victims from seven families in the afternoon.

According to the Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN),  the PPS at Dewan R-Piang PPS accommodates 16 victims from 24 families, involving residents from the Kampung Sinar Budi Baru area.

“The PPS at the Stapok Community Centre accommodates 213 victims from 68 families involving residents from the Kampung Desa Ria area,” it said in a statement.

Several areas around Kuching city have also been hit by floods following continuous heavy rain since this morning.

-- BERNAMA