Banjir II

Mukah ready to help flood victims
By Henry Siyu, ET

MUKAH: No one had been evacuated yet in Mukah even though some low-lying areas in the division were said to be inundated, with water level reaching two to three metres high. Local papers had reported that the floods were caused by a combination of incessant heavy rains and king tides in the last few days. This was disclosed by Mukah Disaster and Relief Action Committee Secretary, Khairul Nizam Morshidi, when was contacted by Eastern Times on Thursday morning. “So far, no evacuation was reported in Mukah including the low-lying areas in Matu-Daro and the nearby districts. There are some flood-prone areas in Mukah Division but to-date we haven’t received any report from the people in these areas regarding the floods,” he said. Nonetheless, he said preparations had been made to face the siatuation and that all the operations rooms in every district in the Mukah division would be open from 8.00am to 5.00pm daily to answer calls for assistance. He said the arrangement was decided in a recent meeting but should the flood situation become real bad then the district operations rooms may need to remain open 24 hours. Manpower and equipment, he added, were adequate at these operations rooms. Meanwhile, he advised those living in flood-prone areas not to delay asking for assistance. They should monitor the flood situation closely and quickly ask for help if they sense any danger and not to wait until the situation comes very serious, he added. He also warned parents not to allow their children to play in any flooded area as this would be very risky.

My former colleague (Mukah Dividision), Looking after the Ops room can be really bone breaking and mental torture, especially when it is the celebrations season, and the National Service Programme coming up, in Kuching, there are two camps....so what, Sibu got two camps also...whatever..

i still received calls concerning the floods operation from ex-colleagues, the best i can tell them is to refer to the next officer in charge, can't help my self cos i wanted to answer that the weather is very dry here in Putrajaya, clear shining weather, mana ada banjir wei?...