Floods hit Sandakan and Paitan, 180 evacuated

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KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims at temporary evacuation centres in Sabah’s eastern Sandakan and northern Paitan rose slightly overnight to 180.

In a statement yesterday, Sabah state disaster management committee said as of 8am, there were 180 people at the centres, compared to 148 in four relief centres that were opened following fresh flooding since Tuesday afternoon.