Urgent disbursements needed to tackle flood woes


KUCHING: After flash floods hit Kuching on Thursday evening, Batu Lintang assemblyman See Chee How is calling on the Sarawak government to disburse RM150mil from the state’s approved development expenditure for immediate implementation of flood mitigation measures.

See said large parts of the city, including the Sarawak General Hospital, Padang Merdeka and low-lying residential areas, were badly affected by the flash floods which occurred during a

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