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Flash floods hit squatter settlement in Bintulu, forces evacuation of 21 residents

February 13, 2019, Wednesday at 12:10 AM

The flood victims prepare to depart for home after the flood has subsided.

BINTULU: Twenty-one people were evacuated shortly past midnight yesterday after hours-long heavy rain triggered flash floods in the squatter settlement at Mile 5 of Jalan Tun Hussein Onn here.
        Sarawak Disaster Management Committee secretariat head Ismail Mahedin said the evacuees were relocated to the civic centre here after their homes were inundated by up to three feet of water.
     “The relief centre was opened at 2.43am to accommodate the four affected families. The centre was closed at 9.01am after the evacuees returned home, once the water level had subsided,” he said.
       Meanwhile, Fire and Rescue Department personnel were deployed to monitor several flood-prone areas at Jalan Tanjung Kidurong, Taman Milenium, Jalan Abang Galau and Jalan Time Square 5 in the aftermath of the downpour.
Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel here were also dispatched to Rumah Tan in Sebungan, Sebauh after three days of continuous rain resulted in flooding at 18 of its 23 doors.
       However, no evacuation was required, with the water level reported to have subsided to about one foot, as at press time yesterday.

My comments:
Flash floods will be the last straw breaking the camel's back.  The frequent flash floods have pushed the people up the wall.  I believe that 2020 Sarawak election will tell the GPS-crowned political clowns properly that they should step down to learn what a good governance is.  I believe in new leadership for a new independent Sarawak.  This is the only way to mend and repair Sarawak for the past 55 over years of abuse and neglect.  I believe that Sarawakians are more or less ready for Sarawak Independence.