KUALA LUMPUR – The flood situation in Sarawak and Pahang shows signs of improving, with a drop in the number of victims still at relief centres (PPS) this morning.
However, in Sabah, there was not much change in the flood situation, with the number of evacuees at the relief centres remaining the same as of last night.
In Sarawak, the number of flood victims dropped slightly to 309 people this morning from 325 yesterday.
According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (JPBN), all the flood victims are at the PPS at SK Tanah Puteh, Serian, the only relief centre still operating in the state.
In Pahang, the number of flood victims still in four PPS in Kuantan and Pekan today dropped to 422 people from 118 families, compared with 509 people yesterday afternoon, according to the Welfare Department’s (JKM) Info Bencana portal.
A total of 337 flood victims in Kuantan are being accommodated at the PPS at Dewan Melati, Penor Prison and SK Bunut Rendang, while in Pekan, the two PPS still operating are SK Temai and Dewan PKB Padang Rumbia, involving 85 victims.
The Infobanjir portal reported that the water in Sg Jelai in Lipis is still above the danger level, although the situation in the state, following the floods that began on January 3, has almost recovered.
Meanwhile in Sabah, the number of flood victims remained at 791 people from 227 families at 13 PPS as of this morning.
The Sabah Civil Defence Force said in a statement the victims are from 217 villages in eight districts, namely Beaufort, Paitan, Kota Kinabalu, Kota Belud, Tuaran, Papar, Tenom and Kinabatangan.
"Some of the areas involved are still experiencing rain and strong winds," it said.
So far, the floods in Sabah have left 53 roads inundated and landslides in seven districts including Pitas, Kota Kinabalu, Kota Marudu and Kudat. – Bernama, January 20, 2021
