Relaxs, jak pok, banjir dah okkah?Firemen and members of JPA3 with their boat on standby for any eventuality.
By Andy Chua, 18/12/2007
SIBU: The flood situation in the Central Region has improved with most roads passable to small vehicles.In the next few days, most areas under water are expected to return to normal.However, Sibu Resident Chai Moi Fung warned that Dec 21 would be a date to watch out. “The expected king tide may bring floods to the Central Region again.”Speaking to reporters after a visit to Jalan Stabau, where the water-level was six feet high last week, Chai said only six roads, Kanowit Penyulau Road and Lipus Road in Kanowit District and Jalan Stabau, Pulau Dudong, Rh Birai Road and Rh Radin Road were still not passable to small vehicles.“The water-level is still over two feet high.”Those roads in Sibu which are passable to motorised traffic include Sg Maaw Road, Ling Chu Ming Road, Bawang Assan, Kerto Road, Kpg Banyok Road, Rh Bilai Road, Rh Radin Road, Sg Assan, Nibong Tada Road, Salim Airport Road, Teku Pasai Siong Road, Sibu Ulu/Oya Road, Salim Road while those in Selangau are Rh Sumbang Access Road, SRK Bkt Engkerbai and access road to oil palm transit.Roads in Kanowit which can be used are Durin/Kanowit Road, access road to Ng Geremai, Rh Imban access road, access road to Sg Ranan Camp, Bukong Jagoi, Sg Durin Road, and Ngungun/Ng Poi.The number of evacuees at SMK Teknik here has been down to 43 from 53.The water-level in Belaga yesterday was at 47.23 metres (highest 50.03 metres on Dec 15), Kapit 12.07 metres (highest 16.20 meteres on Dec 12), Song 9.05 metres (highest 11.31 metres on Dec 12), Sibu 2.64 metres (highest 2.86 metres on Dec 13) and Kanowit 6.80 metres (highest 7.84 metres on Dec 13).Chai who is also the chairman of the Sibu Division Disaster and Relief Committee said the committee had handed out 896 packages of food to the flood victims in Kanowit and Sibu. “Each package is sufficient for a family of five for seven days.”Another 200 packages would be given out to the victims in Stabau Road which was heavily inundated with water, he said.The committee had also stationed 20 men including two officers from the Civil Defence Department and another six from Bomba at Jalan Stabau to provide assistance to the flood victims, Chai said.They were equipped with four boats and several heavy vehicles, he said.The Resident Engineer of the Public Works Department here Vincent Tang who was also present said his department had started to put up more flood indicators at the affected areas
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