KUCHING: The number of flood victims in Sarawak has decreased slightly as of 8am on Tuesday morning (Jan 13), with 1,773 victims from 560 families still sheltering in temporary evacuation centres, compared with 1,822 victims from 587 families on Wednesday evening.
The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee announced that the 10 remaining active centres were in Serian, Sibu, Bintulu and Sebauh.
Among the centres that accommodated the largest number of victims were Sekolah Kebangsaan Tanah Puteh centre in Serian (448 victims from 131 families), Dewan Masyarakat Serian centre (325 victims from 94 families), and Dewan Suarah Bintulu centre (306 victims from 114 families).
"In addition, Dewan Sri Kemena Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sebauh PPS accommodated 164 victims from 53 families," he said.
The flood disaster in Sarawak this time began on Dec 31 last year, when several areas around Kuching were hit by flooding following continuous heavy rains. – Bernama
