Uphill battle to get villagers to evacuate

Inundated: The current flooding is due to a rush of water from upstream areas like Kuamut and Inara, funnelling into the Kinabatangan River. — Bernama

KOTA KINABALU: It’s tough going at Bukit Garam, a flood-prone zone along Sabah’s longest river, with residents not budging from an area long declared unsafe for human settlement.

Civil defence officers struggled to evacuate nine families from floodwaters at Kg Pengkalan, Bukit Garam, a remote village along the Kinabatangan River.