Sarawak gears up for major floods, readies supplies for 30,000 victims


Many rural roads in northern Sarawak are flooded in the mornings following heavy rain overnight.

MIRI: Sarawak is preparing for the possibility of major floods as the weather gets increasingly stormy every night.

State welfare authorities are getting ready flood-relief supplies that can cater for 30,000 flood victims at any one time, sources told The Star on Sunday (Oct 27).

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