MIRI: Flash floods have inundated the Long Bemang longhouse and SK Long Bemang in the rural Baram district in interior northern Sarawak.
Floodwaters, triggered by overnight heavy rain and overflowing river, rose as high as 0.5m as at 8am Thursday .
Miri Fire and Rescue Department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said both the settlement and school were hit early today.So far, there has been no evacuation of the 300 plus residents in the longhouse. There are several families living in the school too as they are teachers-cum-caretakers while the students are away for the school holidays.Bomba teams are on the alert for any eventualities as bad weather looms across many parts of rural northern Sarawak.
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