KUCHING: The number of flood victims in Sarawak has almost doubled as of 8am today with 5,385 people being housed at temporary relief centres compared with 2,981 people last night.
Based on the latest report from the Sarawak disaster management committee secretariat, Bintulu has the highest number of flood victims, with 1,481 people placed in six centres, followed by Serian with 1,442 people in 15 centres.
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The number of affected districts also increased from 12 as of 8pm yesterday to 14 today, with the number of temporary relief centres activated rising from 36 to 47.