Kuala Lumpur: A total of 1,735 flood victims are being housed at relief centres in Sabah and Johor this morning, an increase from the 1,666 people last night.
In Sabah, the number of evacuees rose to 758 people from 220 families compared to 690 people from 204 families last night. They are currently taking shelter at 15 centres in five districts.
In a statement, the state disaster management committee said Telupid had the highest number of victims, with 425 people from 120 families moved to eight centres.
“Some 123 people were relocated to three relief centres in Paitan; 118 people to one centre in Beaufort; 47 people to two centres in Beluran and 45 people to one centre in Lahad Datu.
“The number of evacuees in Paitan and Beluran is expected to increase,” it said.
In Johor, the number of flood victims in three districts rose slightly from 976 people last night to 977 people as of 8am.
The state disaster management committee said 10 relief centres were still operating in Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi and Segamat.
“Batu Pahat still recorded the highest number of evacuees with 873 people, followed by Segamat (63) and Kota Tinggi (41),” it said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Sungai Bekok in Batu Pahat still exceeds the danger level with a reading of 18.75 metres.
