Villagers evacuated from flood-hit Lawas in Sarawak


Flood waters in Lawas district in northernmost Sarawak are reaching the shoulders of children inside their homes. - State Disaster Relief Committee pic

MIRI: Floodwaters have inundated entire villages in Lawas, Sarawak – with water levels posing a danger to children in some places.

Latest pictures posted by the Sarawak Disaster Relief Management Committee around 1pm on Thursday (Dec 5) showed water entering houses and reaching the shoulders of small children inside.

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