KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood victims in Sabah rose to 3,685 people from 1,593 families as of 8am on Saturday (Feb 21), up from 406 people from 124 families from Friday afternoon. The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee said 18 temporary relief centres are now open across the affected districts, namely Pitas (30 villages affected), Kota Marudu (12 villages) and Paitan (five villages). According to the Civil Defence Department, Kota Marudu has the most evacuees at 1,978, followed by Pitas with 1,515 and Paitan with 192, as of 8am on Saturday. The numbers in Kota Marudu and Paitan continued to rise, and power disruptions were confirmed in the flood-affected areas. The Malaysian Meteorological Department forecasts morning rain in inland Sabah, with possible thunderstorms later in the day.
