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Motorists attempt to drive through flood waters on Jalan Datuk Panglima Banting in Penampang, Sabah September 15, 2020. Picture by Firdaus Latif / Malay Mail.
Kota Kinabalu: A total of 1,765 people from 567 families in four districts are now housed at 10 temporary relief centres (PPS) following floods due to heavy rains since Sunday.
The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a statement, said 976 victims from 300 families in Kudat took refuge at three PPS which were opened Monday, as of Tuesday at 4pm.
The PPS were at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tun Dato Hj Mustapha (90 people from 14 families), Rest House Lama Karakit (15 people from three families) and SK Sikuati (871 people from 283 families).
Flood victims in Sabah rise sharply 12 Jan 2021 / 07:57 H. MET Malaysia through its social media gave out a warning for thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in Pahang (Rompin), Johor (Mersing and Kota Tinggi), Sarawak: Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu dan Mukah, the interior of Sabah (Kuala Penyu, Beaufort dan Tambunan) dan Sandakan (Kinabatangan) dan Labuan until Jan 1. fotoBERNAMA (2021) Copyrght Reserved
KOTA KINABALU, Jan 11: The number of flood victims in three districts in Sabah, namely Kudat, Kota Marudu and Pitas have recorded a sharp increase to 746 people from 225 families as at 8 pm tonight.
According to a statement of the Sabah State Disaster Management Committee, all victims were housed at eight temporary relief centres (PPS) opened in the three districts.