The crocodile-infested Batang Lupar River poses a safety risk for villagers to fetch water.
THE Batang Lupar River is infested with crocodiles – and the threat of one lurking nearby is something longhouse dweller Watt Ka lives with each time he fetches water for daily use.
The 65-year-old farmer and other residents of Rumah Langkang Ili in Engkilili, Sarawak, have no access to clean water. The longhouse community depends on harvested rainwater, but during the dry season, they must draw water from the river.
