KOTA KINABALU, Feb 26 — 87 people from 23 families have been evacuated to two temporary relief centres (PPS) in Telupid due to flooding as of 8pm today.
The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat said 67 people from 17 families were relocated to the PPS at Dewan Kampung Rancangan Nagoh, while 20 people from six families were moved to Balai Raya Kampung Maau.
In a statement, it said that two more PPS — Dewan Kampung Bambangan and Masjid Lama Kampung Gana Jati — are still in the process of receiving evacuees.
“The number of evacuees at the two PPS continues to rise tonight,” the Sabah JBPN said.
Telupid is an interior district in Sabah, located more than 200 kilometres east of Kota Kinabalu.
Meanwhile, Paitan is the latest district to be hit by floods, with a PPS opened tonight.
Paitan District Disaster Management Committee chairman Joloning Joe Majambu said the house of Kampung Kokos' Village Development and Security Committee chairman has been turned into a PPS for flood victims.
“The Paitan district has now been declared a flood disaster area, and flood victims are currently being relocated to the relief centre,” he said in a separate statement.
Paitan is another inland district in Sabah, located more than 230 kilometres east of Kota Kinabalu.
— Bernama
