Flood: 268 people from 77 families evacuated
Kampung Ukong in Ulu Medamit is under several feet of water.
LAWAS: Several areas in Limbang and Lawas districts are flooded causing 268 people from 77 families to be evacuated to evacuation centres since noon yesterday.
The majority of them – 215 people from 60 families – are putting up at Medamit Evacuation Centre in Limbang while the rest (from Laws) are taking shelter at Trusan Community Hall.
Limbang District welfare officer, Goh Yong Kiet, when contacted yesterday said the evacuation centre at Medamit began operational from 2pm yesterday while the Operation Room was activated Tuesday afternoon, to monitor the situation following incessant heavy rain and the possibility of flood.
He said the evacuees were from villages in Ulu Medamit. Among them were Kuala Mendalam, Ensungai, Liang Datu, Rantau Kiran, Assan and Embol longhouses.
Meanwhile, Lawas welfare officer, Mohd Nur Khairul Pungut, said those evacuated were from the worst affected villages of Kampung Seberang Kedai, Kampung Gelapas, Kampung Tengah, Kampung Balai and Kedai Lama Trusan.
He said the flood water was also rising in Sundar namely in Kampung Sebelah Sundar, Kampung Baru, SK Luagan, Kampung Bingkiai,
Kampung Sinampuan and Sundar police station. As at 6pm yesterday no evacuation order was made from these areas.
Meanwhile, the water level at Lawas town which was affected by flash flood yesterday has receded.
The people in flood prone areas are meanwhile reminded to be extra vigilant and should evacuate when the situation warrants it. They should also notify the nearest district flood operation room.
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/11/26/flood-268-people-from-77-families-evacuated/#ixzz3sfU6cymZ
My comments:
This is the result of speedy development without a Master plan to plan the proper drainage. The government depends heavily on the housing developers to build drains and so we have the drains connected in one area and unconnected in another area.
The drains are m% connected and n% unconnected to drain the excess water. Just lend your imagination to think what will happen when there is a downpour for an hour or two.
The water is so 'Teh-tarik' in colour, I guess it is due to the overflowing river based on my knowledge of the flood water colour in Sibu.
Besides, I guess Lawas is also not very far from the Bakun Hydroelectric Dam. I wonder if the authority concerned have built enough reservoirs to take in the deluge from the dam when the rate of spillover has increased many folds during the rainy seasons.
If not, the low-lying areas will serve as good reservoirs for our big, big dam.
The devastating floods occurred in the Kelantan state in December 2014- January, 2015 should serve as a good reference for all how the houses in all low-lying areas helped to keep excessive water from upstream before it made way to the sea.
This is how I see floods everywhere in this partnered country.
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