KUCHING (Feb 7): Five temporary evacuation centres (PPS) in Sarawak have been closed this afternoon as the number of flood victims continued to decline.

The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), in its latest update, reported that the closed PPS were Kampung Lutong Sebangan Hall and Kampung Arus Melayu Hall in Samarahan, SMK Merbau Hall and SK Agama in Miri, and Peliau Multipurpose Hall in Bekenu.

As of 5pm, a total of 22 PPS remain operational across the state, providing shelter to 4,558 evacuees from 1,462 families.

Among them, 169 individuals displaced by landslides are currently housed at Kampung Sukan Hall PPS in Miri and Kampung Bahagia Jaya Teku PPS in Sibu.