Flooding in Marudi subsides, workers clean up mud at market area

MIRI: The flood situation in Marudi has significantly improved with no areas reported to be affected yesterday morning, said Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) acting chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee.

He said monitoring carried out by a team from the Marudi fire station found that the situation of the market area, Kampung Dagang, Kampung Narum, Jalan Ridan Feri and government wharf had returned to normal except for some areas which were still muddy.

“The situation in the villages is calm and no roads are affected by flooding. Workers have already started cleaning up the mud in the streets at the market area,” he added.

Ahmad Nizam said although the affected areas had experienced heavy rain in the previous afternoon, the weather was fine that evening.