Powerful water pumps deployed to fight Sarawak forest fires


MIRI: Big mechanical pumps that can draw water from 2km away are being used to fight the forest fires in northern Sarawak, as firemen continue working round the clock.

Fire and Rescue Department personnel are using these huge mechanical pumps to draw water from areas where water can be obtained from rivers and streams and use it to “flood out” the peat fires in the Kuala Baram district.

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