BINTULU: A temporary evacuation centre was opened at Dewan Suarah Bintulu at 12.30am on Tuesday (Dec 9), after several areas in Bintulu were hit by floods on Monday night.
The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported that the centre was sheltering 56 evacuees from 14 families, from Kampung Kemunting and Roselind Suang Longhouse.
According to the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department, Operations Control Centre, a team from the Bintulu Fire and Rescue Station was dispatched to Kampung Kemunting, approximately 7km from Bintulu town, at 10.30pm in response to an emergency flood call.
"The water levels had risen, and the fire brigade team assisted in evacuating 16 people using a lorry," said a spokesman.
The department also received an emergency call from Roselind Suang Longhouse at 12.52am, after which a 13-member team was dispatched to the site.
The spokesman added that the evacuees were relocated with an aluminium boat before being transported to the centre in a lorry. The operation was concluded at 2.45 am. – Bernama
