PITAS: The number of flood evacuees sheltering at temporary relief centres (PPS) in Sabah has increased significantly, as of 8am Saturday.
The two newly affected districts of Pitas and Paitan, which were hit by floods on Friday, saw a sharp rise in the number of evacuees, reaching 862 individuals from 282 families, a stark contrast to the 17 from six families in Kota Marudu on Friday night.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});A statement from the Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) Saturday reported that Pitas recorded the highest number of evacuees, with 784 individuals from 259 families housed in seven PPS.
In Paitan, 61 evacuees from 17 families were relocated to three PPS, while Kota Marudu remained unchanged with 17 individuals from six families at one PPS.
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Meanwhile, the District Disaster Management Committees of Pitas and Paitan have both declared a state of disaster due to the flooding.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});Pitas Chairman Asdi @ Mohd Faizal Husin stated that by Friday night, the estimated number of people affected by the floods was around 10,000.
However, rescue operations were delayed as access to the affected villages was blocked due to impassable roads, he said, adding that 16 roads were affected.
Advertisement (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});The Pitas District Education Office confirmed that Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Nibang and SK Pandai Mandamai were impacted by the floods.