Sabah Floods: Situation Improves As Evacuees Drop To 2,432

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 24 (Bernama) -- The number of flood victims seeking shelter at temporary relief centres in Sabah dropped to 2,432 as at 4 pm today, compared with 5,093 at noon.

In a statement, the Sabah State Disaster Management Secretariat said the decrease followed the closure of all relief centres in Paitan, which had housed 2,071 evacuees earlier. All of them have been allowed to return home.

In Pitas, the number of evacuees fell to 2,187 from 2,777 at noon as floodwaters continued to recede, while the figure in Tawau remained unchanged at 245.

A total of 47 villages in the affected districts are still impacted by floods.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department has forecast thunderstorms in several interior areas of Sabah this evening and tonight.

The public is advised to remain cautious and plan their journeys accordingly.

-- BERNAMA