KUCHING: A total of 217 people from 98 families were relocated to a relief centre after their houses were inundated by floods in Taman Malihah in Matang near here today.
All flood evacuees were placed at a community hall at the residential area after their houses were submerged by one-meter high water.
State Fire and Rescue Department assistant director (operations) Farhan Sufyan Borhan said the evacuation process commenced when the flood situation at the housing estate worsened at 6.30pm.
Continuous downpour triggered the floods.
"We fear the number of flood evacuees will continue to increase if the rain continues pouring," he said.