Sarawak activates drought ops centres statewide as heatwave looms


Blazing midday heat from the sky with little cloud in Miri as State Disaster Relief Committee orders activation of drought crisis operations centre in Sarawak. -Photo by Stephen Then

MIRI: Sarawak has activated its divisional drought crisis operation centres statewide on Friday (July 27).

The State Disaster Relief Committee headquarters in Kuching issued the directive, which was signed by head of the secretariat Major (Rtd) Ismail Mahedin.

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