KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Sabah and Sarawak continues to drop, with only 464 people still taking shelter at eight temporary relief centres in both states on Wednesday (Feb 12) night.
In Sabah, the State Disaster Management Committee secretariat, in a statement, said with flood conditions improving, the number of flood victims had dropped to 206 individuals from 55 families as of 8 pm.
This is compared to 476 people from 144 families on Wednesday afternoon.
It said a total of 33 people from 10 families remain housed at one relief centre in Beaufort, while 173 individuals from 45 families are seeking shelter at two centres in Kinabatangan.
In Sarawak, the number of flood victims has dropped to 262 as of Wednesday night with evacuees still sheltering at five relief centres, down from 421 in the afternoon.
The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee secretariat informed that the number of victims in Mukah Division had dropped to 49 in two relief centres, compared to 208 previously.
Meanwhile, in the Miri and Sibu divisions, the numbers remain unchanged at 210 people in two relief cenres and another three individuals in one centre respectively. - Bernama
