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For those who live in Kuching, or within the region of Sarawak Maybe know about the raining season that we faced now. In Kuching, it's been 2 days (sin 29jan09) non stop heavy rain resulting several area in Kuching such as Batu Kawa and Matang also involving several area within Sarawak river bank.

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The rain clouds are right over Kuching. Although the clouds are moving all the time, the centre is still in Kuching. We hope by this late afternoon (Jan 29) the rain clouds would go off, as far as i concern State Disaster Relief Committee (Sarawak) have warned several residents about the second wave of rain especially Bau, through radio broadcast this morning.

Yesterday, Ive just got info regarding flash flood occurred in several areas here, Bau and Siniawan were the worst affected.

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The intermittent rain expected in the next couple of days over various parts of Sarawak as strong north easterly winds were still prevailing over coastal areas of the state.

I just got a report from metrological which i get it from my operation office at Kuching Airport, the rainfall yesterday in Kuching is a bit heavier. At 11am(Jan 29), total rainfall is 159 millimetres, hopefully it would not reach up to 200 millimetres, refer to the last total rainfall on Jan 10 was 225 millimetres and Jan 11, 205 millimetres that resulting a massive flood in Kuching city.

The first major flood occurred several days starting Jan 11, heavy rain yesterday was unexpected and the rain clouds were changing very fast, making it hard to predict accurately. As the tide level fortunately is not so high and still have time to drain out the water before the tide.

King tides on Jan 29 were forecast to reach 10.4m, Jan 30, 10.3m and Jan 31, 10.2m. I think Kuching would be saved from floods if the rain stops by this evening (Jan 29). However, we could not confirm this due the weather can changed in any time, no one on earth can predict the accurate weather report!!

State Disaster Relief Committee (Sarawak) chairman also told that SMS report will be send through all mobile operators within the flood area.

Out from Kuching, in Sibu also hit quite badly by flood waters, especially in Selangau. As far as i know now total of nine evacuation centres have been set up throughout the state - one in Miri, three in Bintulu and five in Sibu. The total number of evacuees was 795 people from an estimated 140 families.

Several roads also had been cut off by floods - road to three villages in Suai, Miri; Kg Hilir and Jalan Pekan Lama in Tatau, Bintulu while road to Kpg Pandan in Sebauh and Tubau, Bintulu was not accessible to small vehicles.

Please keep yourself more safer especially people who stay near to landslide-prone areas to be on the alert. Refer to the last landslide incident which was claimed 5 lives this year was becoming more dangerous than FLOODS!!!

So, pa & Ma, grand Pa and Ma, who in Sarawak, please be careful, we cannot predict the accurate report. We only normal people, Its all happened on God Will.. Just Pray and keep away from any danger!]