Warning Killer Tides To Strike Brunei This Month

Bandar Seri Begawan – Killer tides are here again. High waters of exceptional height are forecast on certain days of the month.

Mariners and of Kampong Ayer dwellers and those living along rivers are advised to take exercise extra care during the high tides and be on the alert for the inevitable flooding should it rain during the predicted phenomenon.

In the past children have drowned during high tides as they wondered out and fell into the river.

Particularly Brunei’s populous Kampong Ayer residents are therefore reminded to keep an eye on their families and children in particular are to refrain from playing on walkways or along riverbanks.

According to records by the Marine Department, the high tides will occur as from today until July 7, between 7am and 3pm when the tides will reach between 2.2 to 2.6 metres.

The exceptional high tides will also occur from the July 15-21 between 8am to 2pm when tides will reach between 2.2 to 2.4 metres.

And from the July 29-31 high tides will occur from 6am until 12 noon, with water level reaching from 2.2 to 2.5 metres high.

Outboard motor operators including water taxi operators plying between Bandar Seri Begawan and Bangar are also advised to proceed with extra caution, especially when passing between houses in Kampong Ayer.

Boat operators are also advised to be on the alert for submerged flotsam and to refrain from using the waterway during heavy downpour that may cause poor visibility.

Ships and barges are to sound their horn and put on lights at all times when visibility is poor and to proceed slowly when passing riverine kampongs. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei

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