1,585 people currently staying in 76 active evacuation centres around the country

1,585 people are currently staying in 76 active evacuation centres around the country.

The National Disaster Management Office says 251 people are in 14 evacuation centres in the Central Division, 61 people are in 5 evacuation centres in the Western Division while 1,273 people are in 57 evacuation centres in the Eastern Division.

NDMO says the Eastern Division evacuation centre numbers will continue to change as all boats to the islands have reached their destination and more information is expected to come in from officials on the ground.