2009年1月31日的詩巫浸水情況。The floods in Sibu town in central Sarawak worsened Saturday with some 1,800 evacuees still taking shelter in 17 relief centres statewide.
Several main roads in the town’s central business district were affected, including Jln Nyabor where the Sarawak House shopping complex, a petrol service station and two international hotels are located.
The Sibu Fire and Rescue station in Jalan Central was also flooded.
The deteriorating situation was due to a combination of factors -- heavy rains, high tides and floodwaters coming down from Kanowit in upper Rejang River.
A state flood operation room official said the river water level in Kanowit had been above the alert level for three days.
“The water level in Batang Rejang (the country’s longest river) is above the alert level,” she said Saturday.
She said nine roads in Sibu areas were under between 0.3m and 1m of floodwaters and were inaccessible to smaller vehicles.
Many residents in low-lying residential areas were trapped at home because of the rising water level.
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