Floods: 344 victims in Pitas, Kota Belud and Kota Kinabalu placed at shelters


KOTA KINABALU: The bad weather that brought floods and risky high tides in several areas in Pitas, Kota Belud and Kota Kinabalu saw 344 victims there being temporarily relocated to relief centres on Friday (Dec 23).

As of 8pm, the state disaster management committee said the trend is expected to increase as they continue the registration process at five shelters, which were all activated earlier on Friday.

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