Sabah floods: Number of evacuees increases to 1,421 in 17 relief centres

A rescue worker carrying a senior citizen to a relief centre in Kota Marudu after the district was hit by floods on Wednesday (Jan 25). - Photo courtesy of Fire and Rescue Department

KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood evacuees in Sabah has increased to 1,421 across 17 shelters in the districts of Paitan, Pitas, Kota Marudu and Kudat on Wednesday (Jan 25).

The numbers showed a rising trend as at 8pm Wednesday, according to the state Disaster Management Committee secretariat here.