KUCHING: Rescue teams have deployed boats and heavy trucks to flooded areas in Sibu to prepare for the evacuation of residents and help stranded villagers get to town to stock up on food.
State Assistant Minister for Public Health Dr Soon Choon Teck said the level of the Rajang River on Saturday night was one of the highest ever recorded owing to the large volume of water rushing down from Belaga, Kapit and Kanowit.
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