Fire and Rescue Department evacuates flash flood victims along Miri-Bintulu highway

Flood swept through populated areas along Bintulu to Miri highway this morning and caused panic among residents.

MIRI: The Bintulu Fire and Rescue Department has rescued dozens of families after flash flooding hit settlements along the Bintulu-Miri highway in northern Sarawak.

In a statement on Saturday (Nov 28), the state Fire and Rescue Department said that flash floods caused by very heavy rain swept through squatter settlements along Sungai Plan and Sungai Sebatang and in the Kidurong Avenue housing estate.