KUALA LUMPUR, — The flood situation in Johor, Sabah, and Sarawak has worsened, with the number of evacuees seeking shelter at flood relief centres rising, as of 8 am today.
In Johor, the number of evacuees surged to 10,763, from 3,018 families, currently housed in 98 relief centres across five affected districts.
State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) chairman Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani said that Johor Bahru recorded the highest number of evacuees, at 4,291, followed by Kluang (2,163), Kota Tinggi (1,762), Pontian (1,395), and Kulai (1,152).
In Sabah, the state JPBN Secretariat said that the number of those displaced by floods rose to 1,248, from 396 families, currently housed in 11 relief centres.