Firemen have difficulty reaching the site due to its remote location. bakun dam
The boat was reported to have capsized at Batu Keling Ulu Bakun, in Belaga district, in the 64ha Bakun Dam.
PETALING JAYA: A search is going on for passengers onboard a passenger boat that was reported to have capsized in the Bakun Dam in central Sarawak.The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department said the incident happened at a remote site called Batu Keling Ulu Bakun, in Belaga district, yesterday afternoon.“From the dam entrance to the site of the incident, it will take another four hours by boat,” the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department said.
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