Emergency evacuation at school as another round of severe floods hit remote northern S'wak


SK Benawa in interior northern Sarawak forced to shut down due to severe floods. Bomba Sarawak pi

MIRI: Floods in SK Benawa in Baram district in interior northern Sarawak have forced students and staff members to be evacuated on Tuesday (Jan 21) morning.

Floodwaters entered classrooms and the hostels, as well as the administrative blocks, with rising waters around a metre high.

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