Sarawak floods: Number of evacuees rises to 1,070
Serian district remains the worst affected, with 785 evacuees from 255 families recorded so far.
Sat Feb 06 2021
1,523 still at seven Serian flood relief centres
However, with fine weather forecast for today, more victims are expected to return to their respective homes.
Thu Feb 25 2016
Sarawak floods: Two more evacuation centres closed
Another two flood evacuation centres were closed this afternoon, one each in Samarahan and Serian districts.
Wed Feb 24 2016
Flood waters in Sarawak receding, number of victims drops to 206
As at noon today, the evacuation centre at the Ranting Desa Wira PBB Operations Centre which sheltered 40 flood victims has been closed.
Sat Jan 02 2016
245 flood victims in Sarawak this morning
A total of 245 flood victims from 52 families were sheltered at six evacuation centres in the Kuching and Samarahan Divisions as at 8am today.
Sat Jan 02 2016
975 flood evacuees in Sarawak as of noon
More people were evacuated in flood-hit Sarawak, raising the number of evacuees to 975 as of noon from 523 in the morning.
Fri Jan 01 2016
523 flood evacuees in Kuching, Samarahan relief centres this morning
A total of 523 people from 159 families ushered in the new year today at seven flood relief centres in the Kuching and Samarahan divisions.
Fri Jan 01 2016
Sarawak floods improving, Sematan relief centre closed
All evacuees at the Balai Raya Kampung Paon relief centre have been allowed to return to their respective homes Friday.
Fri Feb 06 2015
Sarawak floods improving, only 213 evacuees left
The flood situation in the state has improved much with only 213 evacuees from 51 families still housed at three relief centres.
Wed Feb 04 2015
Sarawak floods: 4 evacuation centres still sheltering 1,013 victims
The Selangau District in the Sibu Division has the highest number of victims with 866 from 221 families.
Tue Feb 03 2015
Sarawak floods improving, same number of victims in Sabah, Kelantan
The floods in Sarawak on Sunday night is improving with 36 less victims at the evacuation centres presently sheltering 1,063 people.
Sun Jan 25 2015
Sarawak floods: Number of victims rises to more than 10,000
Floods in Sarawak worsens with the number of evacuees rising by 3,151 people this evening to 10,103 compared with 6,952 victims in the afternoon.
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