Number of evacuees drops as Sarawak flood recedes

More flood evacuees left relief centres for their homes today as the flood-hit areas of Sarawak enjoyed fine weather. As at 11am, the number of evacuees dropped to 1,643 from 479 families at 10 centres compared to 2,366 from 668 families at 15 centres at 8am, said Sarawak Department of Civil Defence public relations officer Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim. In the Kuching district, there were 150 evacuees from 16 families at one centre, in Serian, 1,413 from 439 families at eight centres, and in Samarahan, 80 from 24 families at eight centres, she said. She also said that all the 14 relief centres in the Bau district had closed after all the evacuees returned to their homes. – Bernama, February 24, 2016.]]>