Number of flood victims in Sabah on the rise

Safety first: State Fire and Rescue Department personnel surveying the situation at Long Panai village, one of the areas affected by floods in northern Sarawak. — Photo courtesy of the state Fire and Rescue Department

KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Sabah continued to rise after 1,210 people from 375 families were placed at 15 temporary evacuation centres in several districts as of noon yesterday.

According to a statement from the Sabah Disaster Management Committee, 323 victims from 102 families were placed at four centres in Kota Belud and 634 people from 192 families placed at eight centres in Tenom.