Floods: All victims in Sabah allowed to return home as weather improves


KOTA KINABALU: All flood victims in Sabah have been allowed to return home.

The last 55 people from Telupid and Paitan were allowed to go home on Friday (Jan 7) evening as floodwaters receded and the weather improved.

In total, 3,747 people had been displaced since the floods started on Dec 31.

Meanwhile, Sabah Meteorological Department director Amir Hashim said there are no bad weather alerts for Sabah during the next few days.

“However, please monitor the latest weather updates at www.met.gov.my,” he said.

He also urged the public to download the myCuaca app to get the latest weather updates daily.

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