Life-saving flood alert system wins top prize for Penampang school at invention competition

(From left) Sabah Shell Petroleum Company Ltd general manager Prithipal Singh with Waverly Rhys Tann, Charlize Hope Ensingan Garai and Ahuvia Rinai Clerance from Team Lovelies.

KOTA KINABALU: A life-saving flood alert system invented by students of SM St Michael notched the school the top position in the Shell NXplorers Sabah competition.

Team Lovelies from SM St Michael, a school in the flood-prone Penampang district near here, invented the alert system, called Wiver, which keeps residents aware of increasing water levels in nearby monsoon drains or rivers.