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Residents in Sibu have been getting complacent with the water level going down. Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Dr George Chan yesterday warned the people the situation is expected to deteriorate further.

On Thursday night more than 100 ml of rain fell in Kapit. Taking an average of 2 days for the water to reach Sibu combined with king tide at 3.5 m high…flood is predicted. Don’t be complacent. Be warned.

A resident who parked his car outside his compound due to the floods found his car missing. Another friend had to fork out thousands on his Hyundai car which stalled in flood waters. Be calm, don’t panic. Remain on higher ground if possible. Please be advised to stay away from power sub-stations. Keep all electrical appliances in safe places.

Hotline for this period : 084 334852

Suituapui- resident commentor
Had a flash flood this morning around 5 a.m. when the rain poured in buckets!!! Luckily it did not last too long, so once the rain eased, the water subsided. My car porch was covered with water! Hope it was ok where u are staying.

It seems the flood is not yet over after all in spite of low water at my home. Notice the white car stranded.
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Situation back to normal..look at the drain.

Hello everybody. Omg I feel good and rested. First good sleep I had in three days. When I saw the water would not go up too high I fell into a restful slumber. It has been a stressful experience waiting for the flood waters to come into the house. I have a few more hours before I go to work after lunch.
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The way it was this morning. I apologize for the loud music. Benghui turned on his favorite cd in the car.
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There was a big tide at 10pm last night. Today’s is 8am and 10pm. The next ones are 9am and 10pm on Dec14, 9am and 11pm on Dec15, 10am and 11pm on Dec 16 and at 12 midnight on December 17.
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It has been raining non-stop since Wednesday and this has caused flash floods in Marudi. Some residents from Rumah Jimbau have been forced to higher ground. They are now housed temporarily in SK Rumah Gudang. Also affected are some longhouses in the Puyut-Lubuk area.

In some of the areas the flood waters was said to be about 1.5 metres deep. As at press time, it was still rising and it was still raining.A number of moorcar and motorcycles are damaged as the sudden waters caught many unprepared. Some livestock and poultry were also washed away.

Residents in the affected areas are advised to be alert at all times.

All pics courtesy of the borneopost.com

As Johor braces for possibly a third round of floods, their neighbours in Sarawak are getting prepared..just in case.

It is very hard nowadays for the meteorological department to make predictions as the weather patterns doesn’t seem to follow the usual pattern.

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There had been fears that it might flood this weekend. Some families did prepare to shift their cars to higher ground in the eventuality of a flood occurring. Also it had been raining on Friday and Saturday. The water levels in the drains did rise but not to alarming levels.

Pic taken on Saturday afternoon showing the slight drizzle that never really stopped the whole day.

This pic shows that the inner city area did experience a little overflowing of the drains but overall, the feared floods did not occur.

Thank God!