SOS as rivers dry up in Sarawak

Critical concern: Balang (right) surveying the condition of a dried-up river in the Bakelalan highlands in northern Sarawak.

MIRI: The worsening El Nino phenomenon is causing havoc on water supplies in some regions of Sarawak.

Rivers that were once raging are drying up and this is causing serious water shortage in settlements and schools that are totally dependent on rainwater and riverwater for cooking, drinking and other daily use.