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464 evacuated amid floods in Sabah

Continuous heavy rain since yesterday is believed to have caused floods in some areas in Tongod and Kota Marudun.

Bernama
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A man sits at a relief centre in Klang in this file picture.
A man sits at a relief centre in Klang in this file picture.

A total of 464 people from 166 families have been evacuated to two relief centres (PPS) due to the floods in the Kota Marudu and Tongod districts.

The secretariat for the Sabah disaster management committee said in a statement that 377 people from 149 families were evacuated to the PPS at the Kota Marudu community hall.

A total of 87 people from 17 families meanwhile were evacuated to the PPS at Dewan Mini Kampung Simpang Entilibon in Tongod.

Both evacuation centres were opened late last night.

Continuous heavy rain since yesterday is believed to have caused floods in some areas in Tongod and Kota Marudun.

However, the weather this morning was reported to be fine in most areas.

The Meteorological Department of Malaysia expects rain in one or two places this evening until tomorrow.