Floods keep Matu residents in cold storage

pix 2: Serious flooding: A helicopter view of villages in Matuinundated under flood water.

SIBU: Matu District, a coastal town about two hours by boat from here, has been hit by floods since Monday with water level reaching as high as two metres.

The number of victims evacuated to the Matu Civic Centre swelled from 54 on Wednesday to 68 from 20 families yesterday.