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Selagon PPK Closed, Sabah flood recedes
- Admin UKK
- Berita
KOTA KINABALU: The Selagon Permanent Evacuation Centre (PPK) in Beaufort closed on Sunday (April 20) after flood waters receded in the district.
The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee secretariat announced that 155 victims from 54 families who took refuge at the PPK have been allowed to return to their homes and six affected villages have recovered from the flood.
"Beaufort District Disaster Management Committee chairman Mohd Nazri Ajun, who is also the Beaufort district officer, declared the Selagon PPK closed at 1pm today (April 20)," he said in a statement here on Sunday.
Beaufort is a district in the interior of Sabah, located more than 100km southwest of Kota Kinabalu, with a mostly lowland and flat terrain, especially in the northern and central parts of the district near the coast. - Bernama