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42-door longhouse cut off, schools flooded

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Water was still rising at SK Long Loyang as at press time.

MIRI:  About 100 villagers from 42-door Long Jegan Atas B, Baram, are unable to go to town because road leading to the village is under water.

Long Jegan: The submerged road to the village is marked only by the electric poles.

Non-stop heavy rain for the past three days inundated the road and cut access.

According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, at its deepest, the road is six feet under water.

Meanwhile, three primary schools in Baram were reportedly flooded.

Villagers said water was still rising in Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Long Miri (69 pupils), SK Long Jegan (112 pupils) and SK Long Teran Kanan (93 pupils) as of past noon yesterday.

The flooded longhouse of Long Jegan Atas B.

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