KOTA KINABALU, January 26 – The flood situation in Sabah worsened when a total of 6,309 victims were moved to temporary evacuation centers (PPS) in five districts in the state. The affected district is Kota Marudu, recording the highest number of people transferred to PPS which is a total of 4,784 victims followed by Kudat (764), Pitas (406), Paitan (208) and Lahad Datu (18). According to the Sabah State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat report, all the victims of the flood involved a total of 2,186 heads of households (KIR).
“A total of 11 PPS were opened in Kota Marudu, namely Community Hall, National School (SK) Teritipan Hall, Asin-Asin Kampyng Sewan, National Secondary School (SMK) Benkongan, SK Ranau, SMK Tandek, Saint (St) Theresa Hall, Primary School Hall Religion (SRA) Damai, Dewan Longgob and Dewan PPR Korongkom. There are three PPS open in Kudat which are at Matunggong Open House, SK Sikuati Hall and SK Lok Yu Sikuati while in Pitas, PPS are open at Kampung Kusilad Hall, SK Pekan 2, SK Salimpodon and Kampung Kabatasan Hall.
“Meanwhile, in Paitan PPS was opened in Kubambangan Village Hall, Paitan Kecil District Community Community Center, Binsulung Village Hall, Kampung Puru Bata PCS Church, SK Tanjung Nipis and Pamol SMK Hall while in Lahad Datu, it only involved Terusan SMK Hall. as PPS,” said the report. The report added that the current trend of the flood situation in Sabah is currently increasing with the increase of victims being transferred to PPS.
Three districts experienced an increase in flood victims, namely in Pitas, Kudat and Lahad Datu, while the other two, namely in Kota Marudu and Paitan, remain flood victims. A total of 25 PPS have been opened at this time,” according to the report.
