Floods: More evacuated in Penampang


Some of the photos showing various parts of Penampang and Kota Kinabalu being flooded. (From social media)

KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Penampang increased to 112 people from 40 families Monday (July 1) morning compared to 78 people from 28 families the night before.

The Sabah disaster management committee secretariat said all the victims were housed at the Penampang Cultural Centre.

The flood also affected Putatan, with two victims from two families evacuated to the relief centre at Dewan Sri Putatan at 1am.

This brings the total number of flood victims in Sabah from the two districts to 114 people involving 42 families, the secretariat said in a statement.

Continuous heavy rain since noon Sunday (June 30) caused flooding around Penampang, Putatan and near the city here. – Bernama

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