Kota Kinabalu: The number of flood victims in Sabah has dropped to 1,526 people from 455 families as of 4 pm today, compared to 1,541 people from 472 families this morning.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported that the remaining flood victims include 1,266 people (377 families) at four relief centres in the Sook district and 260 people (78 families) at the Selagon permanent evacuation centre.

All the flood victims in Sipitang have been permitted to return home, leading to the closure of the PPS at Dewan Sekolah Kebangsaan Padang Berampah, where they had been sheltered.

Currently, the flood victims in Sook are being accommodated at various centres: 671 people at Dewan Datuk Ellron Agin, 272 at Dewan Masyarakat Sook, 206 at Dewan Sekolah Kebangsaan Pekan Keningau 2, and 117 at Dewan Kampung Ansip Tengah.

The statement also noted that a total of 19 villages remain affected by the floods, with 10 in Beaufort and nine in Sook.