Flooding Again ...

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Lanang Road

Ampuh baru kami ditu! Endang setiap taun diatu sigi ampuh pasal Sibu; tang enda ngemalat ke taun 2008 suba!

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Parking lot - McD

Tang ke ngasoh aku tusah bekira ke bala ke betanggungjawab nyaga pasar tu; ianya, setiap kali ai besai, endang kelam kabut sida! Nie emergency procedure/plan ke bagat ke disedia ngelama tu? Sapa ke ngemata ke iya?

Opis aku laban ke enda tentu bersangkut paut enggau pekara ke ampuh tu pen bisi atur enti ai Batang Rajang niki lebih ari 3.2m; laban ketegal loji kami ke di Jalai Lanang. Aku tu nuh beberapa taun tu, tak maya aku nganti bos aku pekara tu nyadi. Puji Tuhan ngah situasi enda tentu teruk, serta bala aku chukup CEKAP ngerja pengawa sida!

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Plenty of water for Bomba!

Enti nunda ke nuh pemuas ai ampuh; patut bala sida kunsil bisi atur tentang:-
1. Madah ke orang jalai2 ke ampuh, jalai ke patut dikena,
2. Ngatur jalai2 ke dikena, arah jalai ditukar ketegal sepiak jalai alun ampuh.

Enti bisi atur ke meruan agi, pengeringat mensia ulih dikurang enti sida meda atur nulong mimit ke bakatu bisi.

The fact, Sibu sits on low area etc. etc; and thus, logically you will expect the relevant authorities to consider all the facts and make provisions etc. Alas, after living in this beautiful town of mine, the concept is more of corrective than preventive is embraced by all.

Flood situation in the town is an accepted norm that my department have established procedures to deal with it. There's NOTHING we could do to prevent or contain the flood; but when it does happens, it disrupts our system. So we have procedures in place to deal with it, with alerts & monitoring set up. Fortunately or unfortunately for me, besides the 2008 incident; the recent flood situation has been under my 'watch'! Lord, give me the wisdom to deal with the situation! Am thankful also, during my 'watch' the situation had been manageable and I must say that my TEAM is just WONDERFUL!!

Yesterday, the water level had steadily rises and reaching its highest point (as reported by my staff) at 3.25m around 4:00am. With that level, I can imagine the situation at Lanang Road, the central part of the town, and also the business district area.

Below are the pictures, courtesy of friends Rudi & Alex, taken by those who brave it (or with 'giant' cars to explore the roads!

Picture courtesy of Rudi.

Area along Lanang Road

Picture courtesy of Alex

Corner of Premier traffic light

As the sayings goes ... do not fret of the things we cannot change, but deal with what we can (or something close to that); and so here are my suggestions on what steps the government can take to alleviate the situation due to flood. I would not want to tell what steps the authorities need to do - as they have talked about this extensively

When the water level rises, and the roads are flooded; several things happened:-

1. Traffic jam - authorities should motorists informed of the flooded roads, so they could avoid it

2. Motorists setting up their own road law to avoid flooded road - determine the flow of traffic, roads to be used, turning 4 lanes into 2 way road only, etc

I think these simple plan of action would alleviate some of the frustration of the public/motorists.