‘King tide’ evacuees rise to 651 in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: The number of victims affected by the king tide phenomenon has risen to 651 people from coastal villagers in three Sabah districts as of 8am on Saturday (Dec 24).

In a statement, the Sabah Natural Disaster Management Committee secretariat said that the people evacuated involved 160 families living on coastal villages in Sabah's northern Pitas district, Kota Belud and Kota Kinabalu.

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