Flash Flood Hit Seria And KB
By Liza Mohamad

Bandar Seri Begawan - The continuous rainfall since Friday midnight till early Saturday morning yesterday caused temporary flash floods in low-lying areas in Seria and Kuala Belait.

Affected areas include flats along Jalan Masjid Seria, roads and a school nearby, as the people woke up to a new day being surrounded by floodwaters.

Flat occupiers had to move their vehicles to higher ground and parked their cars at the Seria mosque parking lot in the early morning, fearing that waters will rise.

Flood waters also entered a school classroom in Seria and students had to shift to a different class to proceed with school activity. But no notice of closure was made as the flood waters only affected Nursery and Lower Kindergarten classrooms.

The areas mentioned in Seria are flood-prone and flash floods will occur if a downpour stretches for more than two hours.

Other low-lying areas in Seria which was hit by flash floods yesterday morning include Jalan Utara Panaga, BSP housing areas and some parts of Seria Chinese villages.

Certain low-lying roads in Kuala Belait also experienced temporary flash flood in particular, Jalan Setia di-Raja which is the most badly affected area.

However by I Oam yesterday, most flood waters began to recede. Flash floods caused slow-moving traffic especially at peak hours as cars slow down when passing rising waters and it is also notable that cars could break down, further worsening the traffic chaos. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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