Flood situation improves in Sabah with fewer evacuees in relief centres


KOTA KINABALU: Flood conditions in several Sabah districts are gradually improving, with only three districts still recording evacuees at temporary relief centres as of 4pm Saturday (March 22).

According to a report from the Sabah State Disaster Management Committee secretariat, the Sandakan district has closed its relief centre, while some 209 people from 70 families remain at relief centres in Sipitang, Keningau, and Beaufort. This is a decrease from the over 1,000 people evacuated from flood areas in these districts on Friday (March 21).

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