KUCHING: The number of flood victims at two evacuaton centres in Kuching this morning dropped significantly to 492 from 107 families compared with 1,072 victims from 223 families last night.
State Civil Defence Department (JPAM) Public Relations Officer, Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim said that as of 8.30 this morning there were only 492 victims from 107 families who were sheltered at two centres here, namely 464 victims at the Dewan Serbaguna Malihah and 28 victims at the Dewan Sinaran Lumut.
She said the victims were from Taman Malihah and Kampung Sungai Lumut here.
“Some of the victims have already been allowed to return home after the water level receded,” said Siti.
She said the rain which occurred from early morning and the overcast sky resulted in the water levels in the Malihah and Jambatan Batu Kawa areas here to be at the danger point while in Kuala Maong, the water was at the alert level.--BERNAMA