KUCHING, Feb 21 — The flood situation in Kuching, Serian and Samarahan worsened with the number of flood victims evacuated to relief centres risen to 4,381 this afternoon.
Sarawak Civil Defence Department public relation officer Siti Huzaimah Ibrahim said the number of relief centres had also increased to 27 this evening, providing shelter to 4,381 individuals from 1,221 families.
She said the number of relief centres opened in Kuching and Bau remained at eight each, while in Serian, the number remained at five and in Padawan, one.
In a statement here, she said two more relief centres were opened in Samarahan this afternoon, bringing the total number of relief centres to five, all of which were in Kota Samarahan.
The two new relief centres opened for flood victims in Kota Samarahan district are in Dewan Lenggani Kampung Entingan and Tamah Puteh Community Hall.
Meantime, search efforts are still underway to locate a young man who had gone missing while trying to cross the river during the floods in Kampung Maag, Siburan, about 30 kilometres from here.
Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department’s assistant director of operations Farhan Sufyan Borhan said the rescue team, along with the police and Sarawak Civil Defence Department, were striving hard to find Judus anak Jalina, 20, who was reported missing yesterday. — Bernama
