KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees at relief centres in Sarawak and Sabah dropped slightly as of 4pm on Sunday (Jan 11).
In SARAWAK, 29 centres remain open, housing 2,802 evacuees from 864 families compared to 41 centres with 3,890 people from 1,175 families at 8 am as eleven relief centres in Samarahan, Gedong, Siburan and Balai Ringin closed.
While the number of evacuees dropped overall, there were several locations that registered increases, including centres at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Krusen in Serian, Dewan Suarah and Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sebauh in Bintulu.
In SABAH, there are 366 people from 138 families as of 4 pm compared to 367 people from 137 families on Sunday morning.
From the total, 328 people from 123 families are at Dewan Slagon, Bintulu while the remaining are at Dewan Sri Dayang Shahbandar, Padas Damit. - Bernama
