Ongoing downpour triggers flash floods in major towns in Sarawak

Cause for caution: High water levels are recorded at Batu Kitang Water Treatment Plant near Kota Sentosa. -- ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

KUCHING: Having devastated the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia with floods over the last few weeks, Mother Nature is aiming at Sarawak this week.

Continuing precipitation since last weekend have triggered flash floods in major towns and cities across the state, with coastal areas in the central and southern regions being the hardest hit.