The flood situation in Sabah has worsened with a slight increase in the number of evacuees.

The state disaster management secretariat said in a statement that the number of evacuees has risen from 683 people from 186 families in the morning to 687 people from 191 families in the afternoon.

Of the total, 475 people from 121 families were housed at six relief centres in Nabawan, while 212 people from 70 families remained at two centres in Sook, Bernama reported.

“A total of 30 villages in Nabawan and two in Sook were affected by the floods, following continuous rain in Sabah’s interior, located about 174km and 147km south of Kota Kinabalu, respectively,” the statement said.

In Selangor, all evacuees housed at four temporary relief centres in the Petaling district earlier today, have been allowed to return home.

State executive councillor for disaster management Najwan Halimi said the four centres were Kenanga Hall in Seksyen 28; SK Seksyen 16 and SMK Seksyen 16 in Shah Alam; and the Subang Jaya City Council’s Camelia Hall.

“Evacuees were gradually allowed to return home, starting yesterday, as floodwaters began to recede in parts of Klang and Petaling,” he said when contacted.

In Johor, 163 evacuees from 52 families were at relief centres as of 4pm, down from 177 people from 58 families, earlier in the day.

State disaster management committee chairman Azmi Rohani said only Batu Pahat remains affected, with one active relief centre at SMK Seri Gading.

He added that Sungai Senggarang is at the warning level, with a reading of 3.16m, while Sungai Batu Pahat is at the alert level of 2.30m.