Flood situation improves in Sabah, 108 evacuees still at relief centres

KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Sabah has gone down to just over a hundred people as at 4pm on Wednesday (March 1).

The 108 victims remain at the various temporary relief centres opened up in Sabah's central Tongod district, while 377 victims at shelters in Kota Marudu have all returned home after flood waters receded.

Floods hit Kota Marudu and Tongod on Tuesday (Feb 28).

This information was shared by the Sabah Civil Defence Department.

Civil Defence officials said they are on standby to face any eventualities as the weather in Sabah could take a turn for the worse.

There have been no reports of deaths relating to floods here yet.