SIBU (March 24): All temporary evacuation centres (PPS) for flood victims in Kapit and Sibu divisions have officially been closed today.

The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) secretariat in a statement said the two PPS in Kapit division, located at Asrama Belia Kapit and Dewan Suarah Kapit, were closed at 9am today.

In the Sibu division, the Dewan Serbaguna Selangau PPS was closed at 12pm, followed by the closure of the Dewan Komuniti Sibu Jaya PPS at 1pm and Dewan Kompleks Sukan Kanowit PPS at 5pm.

Two other PPS, namely the Dewan Masyarakat Kampung Bahagia Jaya Teku PPS in Sibu and Dewan Kampung Sukan in Miri, sheltering 43 and 40 landslide victims respectively, are still active as of 6pm.

The Saint Bernard Church PPS in Bintulu also remains active, and currently houses 146 fire victims from Rumah Lapie, Sungai Binai.