Floods hit longhouses in Long Lama

0

Mothers give their children piggyback rides through the flooded verandah in Long Laput.

LONG LAMA: Rainwater from the upper reaches of Baram has reached Long Lama and further down, flooding longhouses and keeping residents awake at night.

Temenggong Elizabeth Deng in her Facebook page posted pictures of her longhouse in Long Laput, upriver of Long Lama, showing the community taking the flood in their stride as water flooded the verandah of this big Kayan settlement.

“My heart goes to each one of you my beloved people of Long Laput. Cold, sleepless night, tired and worried. Please hang in there, God’s protection be upon us and keep us safe,” she wrote on her Facebook page.

In her message to all communities in Baram affected by the flood, the Orang Ulu paramount chief urged them to stay safe and exercise extra care in tackling this act of nature.