Flood alert: Number of evacuees in Sabah rises to more than 450

Penampang MP Datuk Ewon Benedick, who is alo Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Minister, visiting evacuees at the flood relief centre at the Penampang Cultural Centre on Monday (July 1). - Photo: Bernama

KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Sabah continues to rise, with 464 people from 140 families seeking shelter at four relief centres on Tuesday (July 2) morning, up from 328 people (105 families) on Monday (July 1).

A statement issued by the Secretariat of the Sabah Disaster Management Committee indicated that the number of evacuees at the shelter at the Penampang Cultural Centre has increased to 279 victims (93 families), compared to 165 victims from 67 families on Monday.