Floods force 91 longhouse residents to evacuate in Kanowit
Floods displace 30 families from three longhouses in Kanowit near Sibu. – Bomba Kanowit pic, March 26, 2023.
A TEMPORARY relief centre has been opened at Dewan Serbaguna JKKK Ngungun in Kanowit near Sibu at 1.30pm today to house residents from three flood-affected longhouses. A total of 91 people from 30 families from Langong House in Nanga Bat, Suzusie Lily Jenau House and Nyalong Indet House, in Nanga Baloh, all on the banks of Sungai Ngemah were affected. Sekolah Kebangsaan Ulu Poi meanwhile was flooded with waters up to 1.2 metres deep.Videos of the flood in Ngemah went viral on social media platforms as residents sought assistance from the authorities.
Residents complained that their houses were flooded and had no way to leave as their boats were carried away by swift currents.As of 6pm, the floodwaters were reported to be subsiding. – Bernama, March 26, 2023.
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