Passenger boat capsizes in Bakun, search-and-rescue efforts underway

By Stephen Then
  • Nation

  • Sunday, 12 May 2019

MIRI: A passenger boat with people on board reportedly capsized Sunday (May 12) in the deep interior of the Bakun Dam in the heart of central Sarawak.

A search-and-rescue operation is currently being carried out by the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department.

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