LAWAS (May 6): Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) personnel from the Lawas station evacuated eight individuals after their home in Kampung Seberang Kedai Terusan was inundated by floodwaters this morning.

According to a spokesperson from the Sarawak Fire and Rescue Operations Centre, a team was dispatched to the scene located about 20 kilometres from the station after receiving an emergency call at 10am.

“Lawas Control Room officers received a report from the public regarding a flood incident caused by a high tide phenomenon, which resulted in water rising to approximately 1.5 feet inside the house,” the spokesperson said in a statement today.

All eight victims from the affected household were safely evacuated to a nearby road that had been identified as a secure location.

No temporary evacuation centre (PPS) was opened, as the water level was reported to be receding.