SARIKEI (March 11): Heavy and prolonged rainfall triggered a landslide behind Rumah Riti, Sungai Bakong on Jan 10, resulting in significant damage to the kitchen, toilet, and bathroom.

Gung Chiu Kion, representing Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability and Sarikei MP Dato Sri Huang Tiong Sii, recently inspected the site.

He was joined by officials from the Meradong District Office and the Sarikei Public Works Department (JKR) to assess the situation.

Discussions centered on strategies to address the issue and prevent similar events from endangering the structural integrity of the longhouse in the future.

Sidi, a resident who lives at the far end of the longhouse with five family members, recounted his harrowing experience.

He said he heard loud noises moments before the back portion of their house, including the kitchen, started to sink gradually.

Sidi has appealed to Huang, who is also Repok assemblyman, for help in reconstructing the damaged sections of his home.

Pemanca Yii Hee Sieng, representing Meradong assemblyman Datuk Ding Kuong Hiing, was also present during the visit.