Number of flood victims drops in Sarawak, Sabah


Water babies: Two children playing with a box in floodwaters at Kampung Paka Paka, Sabah. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The number of flood victims in Sarawak dropped to 330 on Saturday (May 22) afternoon compared to 426 earlier in the day, while only one person was allowed to return home in Sabah, bringing the total number of flood evacuees in the state to 4,721.

The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat, in a statement on Saturday, said although there was a reduction in the number of victims, the number of temporary relief centres (PPS) operating has increased to eight.

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