KOTA KINABALU: Penampang has been hit by floods following continuous heavy rain today. Three temporary relief centres have been activated to relocate residents whose homes were deemed unsafe.
According to a statement by District Disaster Management Committee chairman Noemi Dyena John Tren, the centres are located at the Penampang Sports Complex, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Datuk Peter Mojuntin, and Sekolah Kebangsaan St Paul Kolopis.
In a separate statement, the State Disaster Management Committee said the number of flood victims in Beaufort had dropped to 154 people from 54 families tonight, down from 213 people from 69 families this afternoon. All the victims are housed at the Selagon permanent relief centre, with eight villages affected.
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