Floods breach five-foot mark in Sarawak


MIRI: Floodwaters have breached the five-foot mark (about 1.7m) in the interior Baram district in northern Sarawak – and water levels are still rising.

The Rumah Beruang longhouse in Long Beruang is under about 1.7m of water now.

The Long Busang settlement in Baram, Sarawak on Dec 12, 2019. – picture courtesy of Sarawak Bomba
The Long Busang settlement in Baram, Sarawak on Dec 12, 2019. – picture courtesy of Sarawak Bomba

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