Rodents leave residents groping in dark
By Hjh Saemah Zulkefli

Power blackouts generally occur due to an overload or a powerful storm but are seldom attributed to rodents.

A few 'copper' hungry rodents left a section of the residents at Jln Dipa Negara and Skim Perumahan Kurnia Rakyat Jati at Kg Mumong without electricity for more than 10 hours Wednesday.

The pugnacious rodents reportedly chewed a few wires of a transformer that provides power to the residents forcing a blackout.

Kg Mumong's Ketua Kampung, Awg Hj Mohd Yusof bin Dulamin, told the Bulletin that the residents had to suffer without power from 2:30 pm.

The incident was reported to the Electricity Department and efforts to rectify the situation are still going on as replacements will have to come from Bandar Seri Begawan. However, power to the affected area has been temporarily restored, it was learnt.

Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin