Kuala Lumpur: Sarawak recorded 1,026 evacuees this morning following the widespread floods in the southern part of the state since last night, while Sabah has become the latest state affected by the disaster.
The Sarawak disaster management committee said 14 temporary relief centres (PPS) have been opened, covering Kuching, Serian, Bintulu, Miri, Siburan, Tatau, Bau and Simunjan.
Serian has the highest number of evacuees, with 374 people taking shelter at six PPS, followed by Siburan, which has 135 victims in two PPS.
One PPS each was opened in Simunjan to house 73 victims, Tatau (34), Bintulu (109), Kuching (145), Miri (139) and Bau (17).
In Sabah, 224 flood victims have been recorded in two districts as of this morning.
According to the Civil Defence Force, 127 victims have been relocated to two PPS in Kota Marudu, while the social welfare department reported that 97 evacuees are housed at one PPS in Beaufort.
As of 11pm yesterday, water levels at Sungai Bongon and Sungai Bandau in Kota Marudu had exceeded the alert level, measuring 7.14m and 4.93m, respectively.
Earlier today, the meteorological department issued a danger-level warning for continuous rain affecting eight areas in Sarawak, expected to last until Friday.
The eight areas are Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sarikei (Meradong), Sibu, Mukah, Bintulu and Miri (Subis).
MetMalaysia has also issued a severe-level warning for continuous rain in Sabah, involving Ranau, Kota Belud, Sandakan and Kudat.
It also issued an alert-level warning for several other areas in Sabah, namely Keningau, Tambunan, Papar, Putatan, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran, Tawau (Lahad Datu) and Sandakan (Tongod).
