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Firefighters monitor the water level in a Song village.
KAPIT: Flash floods happened again yesterday and this time, the water level in residential areas in low-lying areas was higher than on September 6.
The water level rose rapidly yesterday morning and at 4 pm, many houses in Kampung Baru along Jalan Suhaili, Kampung Muhibbah Bletih and Jalan Sungai Sesibau; the access road to Rumah Hohn Rambar and Rumah Meliyu; the speedboat jetty in front of Fort Sylvia, Rumah Temuai; and some schools in Baleh, along Batang Rajang and Song, were affected by rising water.
Kapit District Officer Cerisologo Sabut, who is chairman of the Kapit District Disaster Management Committee, accompanied by his administrative officer Robert Anyaw and staff from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the Civil Defense Force and the police, were seen moving around various flood-prone locations. areas to monitor the situation.
In Kampung Baru, Temenggong Wasli Nor and Ketua Kampung Abdul Jaree informed Cerisologo about the flood situation in the village.
Cerisologo advised community leaders in the affected areas to closely monitor the water level and work closely with the Kapit District Disaster Management Committee operating room, which had been activated.
It is reported that SK Temenggong Koh, SK Sempili, SK Nanga Kain along the Baleh River, SK Ibun, Song and Song Express Terminal in the lower areas of Manga Merit, about a two hour ride aboard a 400HP speedboat from Kapit – upstream of the Rajang, it was flooded.
Students from SK Temenggong Koh in Nanga Antawau and SK Nanga Ibun were also reported not to be in school due to flooding on Sunday.
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