KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — The number of flood evacuees in Sabah dropped slightly to 695 from 189 families this morning, compared to 700 from 190 families last night.
The State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported that 275 people (83 families) were being housed at three temporary relief centres (PPS) in Beaufort, 276 people (70 families) at two PPS in Kinabatangan, 132 people (32 families) at two PPS in Keningau, and 12 people from four families in Tambunan.
In Sarawak, the number of flood evacuees continued to drop to 3,921 as of 8am, compared to 4,065 last night, with 21 PPS still in operation.
The Sate Disaster Management Committee Secretariat said the number of evacuees in the Bintulu Division had decreased to 1,868, down from 1,873 previously, all housed at five PPS, while in Sibu, the number had also fallen to 983 at six PPS, compared to 1,114 last night.
In Miri, the number of evacuees at five PPS dropped to 443 from 452, while the Mukah Division saw a slight increase to 614 from 613 at four PPS.
Meanwhile, the number of evacuees housed at a PPS in Sarikei Division remained unchanged at 13.
— Bernama
