56 evacuated after overnight flooding in Bintulu

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A temporary evacuation centre was opened at Dewan Suarah Bintulu at 12.30am on Tuesday (Dec 9), after several areas in Bintulu were hit by floods on Monday night.  The Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat reported that the centre was sheltering 56 evacuees from 14 families, from Kampung Kemunting and Roselind Suang Longhouse.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4az6davr  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A temporary evacuation center was opened at Dewan Swara Bintulu on Tuesday morning after

00:06several areas in Bintulu were hit by floods on Monday night. A team from the Bintulu Fire and

00:12Rescue Station was dispatched to Kampong Kamunting and Rosalind Swang Longhouse following emergency

00:18flood calls. Rising water levels prompted the fire brigade to evacuate residents using a lorry in

00:25Kampong Kamunting and an aluminum boat at Rosalind Swang Longhouse. According to the Sarawak State

00:31Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, the evacuation center is currently housing 56 evacuees

00:38from 14 families from both locations. Authorities said the situation at the evacuation center is

00:45under control and safe, and they are also continuing to monitor several low-lying areas as the rain persists.

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