Across Sarawak, 1,140 natural disaster victims evacuated to temporary centres
by Galileo Petingi · Borneo Post OnlineKUCHING (Jan 2): The total number of active temporary evacuation centres (PPS) across Sarawak now stands at 10, with the latest to open last night in Lawas.
A total of 16 displaced victims from three Kampung Siang-Siang households are sheltering at Trusan Community Hall due to flooding.
The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said with this new PPS, the total number of disaster victims statewide now stands at 1,140 from 287 households.
“In Kuching, the number of evacuees remained at 1,095 victims from 275 households at seven PPS; while in Samarahan, the number remains at 25 victims from eight households.
“In Miri, the number of displaced individuals due to a landslide remained at four victims from one household,” SDMC said in an update this morning.
In Kuching, areas affected by the flood include Taman Desa Wira, Kampung Sinar Budi Baru, Kampung Sungai Batu, Kampung Surih Iban, Taman Malihah, Kampung Sejijak, Kampung Tengah Sungai, and Kampung Rantau Panjang.
The PPS open in Kuching are the Stapok Community Hall, R Piang Hall at Kampung Sinar Budi Baru, Surau Ar-Rahman at Kampung Sungai Batu, Surau Nurul Najhin Hall in Stapok, Taman Malihah Multipurpose Hall, SJK Sungai Tengah, and SJK Chung Hua Batu Kawa.
In Samarahan, Kampung Plaie was affected by floods, with evacuees placed at Dewan Suarah Kota Samarahan.
In Miri, the PPS at the Red Crescent Hall was activated to accommodate landslide victims from Kampung Lusut Jaya, with the situation reported to be under control.