Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat picture.
KOTA KINABALU: A total of 1,541 people from 472 families have been evacuated in Sabah due to the floods as of 8 am on Sunday (May 4) compared to 1,243 people from 375 families on Saturday.
According to a statement by the Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, Sook remains the district with the most evacuees with1,340 people from 405 families at five relief centres.
The relief centres were at Dewan Datuk Ellron Agin, with 668 victims, Dewan Masyarakat Sook (265), Dewan Sekolah Kebangsaan Pekan Keningau 2 (206), Dewan Kampung Ansip Tengah (117) and at the Kampung Molosok Dalit Community Hall (84).
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Meanwhile, in Beaufort, 175 victims from 57 families have been evacuated to the Selagon Permanent Evacuation Centre. In the Sipitang district, 26 victims from 10 families have been evacuated to the relief centres at Dewan Sekolah Kebangsaan Padang Berampah.
The floods in Sabah affected 28 villages, including 10 in Beaufort and nine each in Sook and Sipitang, it said. – Bernama
