Kota Kinabalu: The number of flood victims in Sabah and Sarawak has dropped to 1,775 as of 4 pm today, compared to 2,062 this morning. In Sabah, the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat reported that the number of victims had decreased to 1,040 people from 326 families, compared to 1,061 people from 332 families this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, in a statement, it was mentioned that 707 people from 234 families are housed at three temporary relief centres (PPS) in Beaufort, 232 people from 58 families at two PPS in Kinabatangan, and 101 people from 34 families at one PPS in Membakut. It stated that 18 villages have been affected by floods, with 13 in Membakut, three in Beaufort, and two in Kinabatangan. ‘The trend of flood evacuations in Membakut is decreasing, while other districts remain unchanged as of 4 pm,’ the secretariat stated.

In Sarawak, the number of evacuees has also declined to 735 from 1,001, with two more PPS-one in Miri and one in Bintulu-closing this afternoon, reducing the total number of active PPS to seven. JPBN Sarawak reported that 438 people are taking shelter at three PPS in Mukah, 210 at two PPS in Miri, 84 at one PPS in Bintulu, and three at one PPS in Sibu.