Remote Sarawak road breaking up due to erosion


Dicing with danger: Abun visiting the site of the eroding hillslope along the Belaga-Menjawah road in northern Sarawak.

MIRI: The current wet spell in parts of Sarawak is starting to cause structural damage to rural roads in the state.

The remote Belaga-Menjawah road in northern Sarawak – built by the Defence Ministry under the Jiwa Murni concept three years ago – is breaking apart due to hillslope erosion.

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