More flood victims due to the monsoon season this year, says minister


SANDAKAN: Floods due to the northeast monsoon season this year have caused more people to be evacuated than usual, says Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali.

He said that within the space of a month, the number of evacuees was 121,864 and added that this is 67% of the total for the whole monsoon season last year.

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