KOTA KINABALU – A total of 102 people from 36 families in Beaufort have been evacuated to the temporary relief centre at Dewan Selagon as of 12 noon today.

According to the Sabah State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, the centre houses a total of 15 men and 32 women, while the rest are 35 boys and 20 girls.

The relief centre has been open since 4pm yesterday due to flash floods following continuous rain in the area.

“Monitoring and rescue operations are ongoing at the hotspot locations in the district due to continuous heavy rain,” it said in a statement. – BERNAMA / pic credit: APM Beaufort FB