KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 — The number of flood victims in Sabah and Sarawak continues to drop, with only 464 people still taking shelter at eight temporary relief centres (PPS) in both states tonight.
In Sabah, the State Disaster Management Committee secretariat said that with flood conditions improving, the number of flood victims had dropped to 206 individuals from 55 families as of 8pm.
This is compared to 476 people from 144 families this afternoon.
33 people from 10 families remain housed at one PPS in Beaufort, while 173 individuals from 45 families are seeking shelter at two centres in Kinabatangan.
In Sarawak, the number of flood victims has dropped to 262 as of tonight, with evacuees still sheltering at five PPS, down from 421 in the afternoon.
The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee secretariat said the number of victims in the Mukah division had dropped to 49 in two PPS, compared to 208 previously.
Meanwhile, in the Miri and Sibu divisions, the numbers remain unchanged at 210 people in two PPS and another three individuals in one PPS respectively.
— Bernama
