Number Of Flood Evacuees In Sabah Rises To 6,732

KOTA KINABALU, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- The number of flood evacuees in Sabah rose to 6,732 from 2,293 families as at 8 am today from 6,663 from 2,331 families yesterday.

The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said in a statement that Tenom recorded an upward trend in the number of evacuees, namely 4,500 people from 1,507 families.

The number of evacuees in Beaufort, Membakut and Sipitang remained unchanged at 1,462 (467 families), 441 (173 families) and 329 (146 families) respectively.

A total of 93 villages in Beaufort have been inundated by floodwaters, followed by Tenom (46 villages), Sipitang (22 villages) and Membakut (16 villages).

All evacuees are being accommodated at 32 relief centres opened since Wednesday, with residents from 177 villages across the four affected districts unable to carry out their daily activities.

-- BERNAMA