© The Star An aerial view of a longhouse marooned by floods in Ulu Baram taken.
Miri - Flood relief operations are in full swing as emergency food aid is being rushed to the interior north of Sarawak.
This follows the worsening situation in Ulu Baram, where access for some 7,000 people had been cut off as rain continues.
Several residents from the Marudi district and Long Lama sub-district have called
The Star, saying they needed food supply.
The division's Welfare Department head Goh Yong Kiat confirmed that it had received appeals for food aid from residents across Baram.
As of yesterday afternoon, he said at least 28 longhouses had been affected by floods.
"We have sent food to 21 of the 28 longhouses and we are arranging for the others. The deployed assistance will help at least 985 families," Goh said, adding that they were liaising with Marudi's district office, which oversees the operations.
Goh said Ulu Baram had been inundated since Dec 22, with some longhouses recording water levels rising over one metre.
In Kuching, heavy rain coupled with high tide caused Bintulu in central Sarawak to be inundated, a rare occurrence for the town.
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