KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Sarawak worsened Tuesday with the number of evacuees rising from 6,952 in the afternoon to 10,103 later in the day.
A National Security Council (MKN) spokesman said the number of relief centres also rose from 41 to 53 in the evening.
He said 34 evacuation centres were opened in the Kuching division with the number of victims rising to 6,582 compared with 4,269 victims this afternoon.
He said the number of victims in Samarahan division rose to 2,102 who were staying in 14 relief centres, while the number of victims in Limbang rose to 1,230 staying at three evacuation centres.
In Mukah, the number of victms remained at 189 staying at two relief centres while 27 schools were closed.
In Sabah, rain continued for the third day resulting in floods occurring in the districts of Beaufort, Membakut, Tenom and Keningau which affected 307 victims so far this evening.
Beaufort district officer Shahid Othman said 22 victims were evacuated to the Beaufort new hall while 73 victims in Membakut were transferred to the Membakut Multipurpose Hall.
He said the water level in Sungai Padas this evening reached 9.24 metres, exceeding the danger level of 8.70 metres, resulting in several roads in the district being impassable namely Jalan Jempangah St. John, Jalan Lawa, Jalan Bukau, Jalan Luagan, Jalan Limbawang and Jalan Lintas Pekan.
Sabah Education Department director Datuk Jame Alip said 10 schools in Beaufort were closed since this morning due to the floods.
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