Flash Flood Hits Kiulap
By Azlan Othman

Bandar Seri Begawan - The heavy downpour on Thursday night has caused several houses especially in Kg. Kiulap to be submerged in water.

The worst affected areas were at Spg 118-12/ 86/22 and 26 where houses were still flooded with water even until 10 am yesterday.

Fire personnel were present to pump out the muddy water from the houses. One resident said the water level almost reached up to his knee.

Another victim, Norasmadinah Bte Abdullah, 36, a mother of five children had to move out on Thursday night after her wooden house was submerged in water leaving her house to be covered with mud and damaged the mattresses and clothing.

She said that she had lived in the dilapidated house which she rents at $170 a month. She works at a beverage company in Beribi and earns around $400.

As a result of the flood, she had to stay at her relative's place in Kg. Rimba. - Her parents are from Kg. Sukang in the Belait District.

"The water level has reached, up to about one foot and this is the worst that has ever happened to us. I had called on the authorities such as Baitul Mal-and the Yayasan to assist us in repairing the house," she said.

The Fire Services Department said yesterday they received a lot of calls concerning fallen trees and those who required assistance to pump out flood water from their houses.

The Meteorological Services said yesterday that Brunei is experiencing a North-East Monsoon season between November and January where heavy rainfalls are a normal occurrence.

They said that the heavy downpour started at 7pm till lam on Thursday night. The highest recorded rainfall in Brunei was at 252 mm back in 1983.  -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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