KUCHING (Jan 12): There are currently 3,111 flood victims being housed at 25 temporary evacuation centres (PPS) across Sarawak.

The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said in its 8am update that Serian Division had the highest number of evacuees at 2,197 victims from 670 households at 17 PPS.

Most of the victims from the division are from Kampung Tanah Putih with 431 villagers from 125 households being placed at SK Tanah Putih PPS.

The second highest number of evacuees was recorded in Bintulu Division, with 609 from 214 households at three PPS.

This was followed by Sibu with 244 victims from 64 households placed at two PPS and Miri with 61 evacuees from 14 households at three PPS.