Flooding in Sabah worsens as victims rise to 4,650, with Tenom the worst-hit district and new relief centres opened in Beaufort to cope with the surge.
KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Sabah has risen to 4,650 people from 1,613 families. They are currently being housed at 24 relief centres across five districts.
The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported the increase from 4,458 victims recorded earlier in the afternoon. Tenom remains the worst-affected district with 2,406 victims from 795 families.
All victims in Tenom are being sheltered at 13 relief centres. A significant surge was recorded in Beaufort, where the number of victims jumped to 1,423 people from 492 families.
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This increase prompted the opening of two new relief centres at Dewan Residensi PR1MA Woodford Estate and Masjid Darul Ikhlas. They bring the total number of operational centres in Beaufort to four, in addition to the Selagon permanent relief centre.
The number of victims in three other districts remained unchanged. Sipitang has 421 people from 176 families, Membakut has 321 from 125 families, and Sook has 79 from 25 families.
Beaufort, Sipitang and Membakut are located on Sabah’s west coast. Tenom and Sook are situated in the state’s interior.
The total flood-affected areas across the five districts stand at 146 villages. No casualties or deaths have been reported so far.