KOTA KINABALU – A total of 27,736 people involving 8,666 families are still housed in 153 relief centres as of 2pm today in states still experiencing floods – namely Sabah, Sarawak, Perak, Terengganu, Kelantan, and Johor.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak, and Special Functions) Datuk Armizan Mohd Ali said that all relief centres in Selangor and Pahang have been closed.
“The Meteorology Department reports that the second wave of the monsoon is expected to continue until December 27. The seventh series of the continuous rain warning issued on December 14 is still in effect from December 17.
“Three thunderstorm warnings have been issued in Terengganu, Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, and Negri Sembilan,” he said in a statement during his visit to Tanjung Aru Baru here today.
Meanwhile, he said the high tide and strong winds over the past two days resulted in the collapse of three stilt houses in Tanjung Aru Baru, while another 27 houses were damaged.
Armizan said the floods and high tide in the Kota Belud, Pitas, and Kota Kinabalu districts in Sabah caused 674 people from 164 families to be evacuated to eight relief centres.
He said in Sarawak, four districts were affected by floods so far, namely Betong, Kuching, Samarahan, and Serian, which saw the opening of 17 relief centres housing 1,150 victims from 298 families. – Bernama, December 24, 2022
