Recorded Flood Events in Sarawak (1946 - 1996)
| HISTORICAL FLOOD EVENTS RECORDED IN SARAWAK FROM 1946 - 2021 (cont.) | ||||
| Events | Affected Flood Areas | Flood Height * | Comments | |
| YEAR 1946 - 1996 | ||||
| Feb 1946 | Sg.Sarawak | Up to 2m | ||
| April 1949 | Sibu | |||
| Jan 1953 | Sg.Sarawak, Batang Samarahan, Kuching | 2 - 12ft | Worse flood since 1939. | |
| Dec 1954 | Lower Batang Rajang | 2 - 3ft | ||
| Feb 1955 | Batang Rajang, Daro District | 5 - 6ft | ||
| Oct 1955 | Kapit, Sibu | 5 ft | ||
| Dec 1956 | 5th Division | 4 ft | ||
| Feb1957 | Sg. Sarawak and Btg.Sadong, | 2 - ft | ||
| Simunjan Bazaar | 2 ft | |||
| Jan 1958 | Sg. Sarawak, Btg.Sadong, Matu, Mukah, Dalat and Btg.Kemena | 5 - 7ft | Hujan Lebat | |
| May 1959 | Sri Aman District ( Ulu Paku) | 10 ft | ||
| July 1959 | Upper Batang Rajang, Sibu | Kapit town partially submerged | ||
| March 1961 | Upper Batang Rajang, Sibu | Kanowit shophouses under 2 - 3ft of water | ||
| Jan 1962 | Sg.Sarawak | 20 ft | ||
| May 1962 | Batang Baram | Long Lama under 4 ft of water | ||
| Jan - Feb 1963 | Whole Sarawak affected | 20 ft | Worse event in Sarawak history | |
| Feb 1964 | Sg.Sarawak | 6 ft | ||
| Jan 1965 | Sg.Limbang | Flood level even passed the 1963 flood marks | Severely hit flood | |
| May 1965 | Belaga, Sibu | |||
| Feb 1966 | Bekenu | |||
| Jan 1967 | Sg.Sarawak, Matu, Dalat, Tatau District, Batang Kemena, Bekenu, Miri and Batang Baram | |||
| Jan 1968 | Batang Sadong, Sg.Sarawak, Kuching, Julau District | 3 - 10 ft | ||
| Nov 1968 | Engkelili, Batang Rajang, Kapit, Kanowit, Sibu | 3 - 6 ft | Sibu hit severelt since 1963 | |
| Sept 1969 | Sibu Town | |||
| Dec 1969 | Sg.Sarawak, Batang Sadong | 5 ft | ||
| Jan 1970 | Sg.Sarawak, Lundu | 4 ft | Lundu/Serayan road washed away | |
| Jan 1971 | Sg.Sarawak, Kuching | 8 ft | ||
| Feb 1971 | Sibu Town, Mukah | 10 ft | ||
| Aug 1971 | Sibu, Kapit | Some part of Sibu Town under 5 ft of water | ||
| Nov 1971 | Kuching Town | 3 ft | ||
| Jan 1972 | Bekenu, Matu, Kuching, Sibu Town | 7 ft | ||
| Oct 1973 | Batang Baram, Tinjar, Tutoh | |||
| Jan 1974 | Sg.Sarawak, Batang Sadong, Batang Baram, Lawas | 5 ft Lawas airfield was under 6ft of water |
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| March 1974 | Marudi | 3 ft at Marudi wharf | ||
| Dec 1975 | Kuching Town | Flash Flood | ||
| Sg.Sarawak | Kuching- bau road cut-off by flood | |||
| Jan 1976 | Sg.Sarawak, Batang Sadong | |||
| Nonok Sub-District | ||||
| Siniawan Bazaar | 8 ft | |||
| Batu Kawa Bazaar | 3 ft | |||
| Feb 1977 | Limbang & Lawas District | |||
| Batang Sadong | ||||
| Kuching Town | ||||
| Jan 1978 | Kuching Town | Some shophouses in Kuching Town was under 1 ft of water | High tides coincide with heavy rain. | |
| Jan 1980 | Kuching Town | 1- 3 ft | The worst floodm hit Kuching town since 1963 | |
| Jan 1981 | Miri, Bekenu, Niah, Batang Baaram | 3 -12 ft | ||
| Marudi | 2 ft | |||
| Tatau, Sangan | 5 - 15 ft | |||
| Sg.Sarawak | 2 - 5 ft | |||
| Jan 1982 | Sadong, Samarahan | 3 - 6 ft | ||
| Jun/Dec 1982 | Upper Rajang | 1 - 18 ft | ||
| Jan 1983 | Lundu, Sg. Sarawak, Samarahan | 3 - 7 ft | ||
| Pantu | 4 ft | |||
| Sept 1983 | Upper Batang Rajang ( Kapit) | 3 - 10 ft | ||
| Dec 1983 | Sibu Town | |||
| Jan 1984 | Ng.Lubau, Ng. Tiga - Sri Aman | 5 ft at upper Lanang | ||
| Sibu Town-Kanowit | Road, Sibu | |||
| Jan 1985 | Sg.Sarawak, Kuching Town | Flash Flood | ||
| Btg. Tatau & Batang Kemena | 3 - 6 ft | |||
| May 1985 | Lawas, Trusan & Lutong | |||
| Jan 1986 | Lundu, Batang Sadong | 7 ft | Tebakang Bazaar under 1 ft of water | |
| March 1986 | Kuching Town | |||
| Nov 1987 | Sg. Tatau and Batang Kemena | |||
| Dec 1987 | Sg. Tatau and Batang Kemena | |||
| Dec 1987 | Batang Kayan, Sg.Sarawak | 4 ft | ||
| Jan 1988 | Sibu Town | |||
| Aug 1988 | Kanowit, Balingian areas | 2 - 5 ft | ||
| End of Aug 1988 | Kapit, Sibu | |||
| Dec 1988 | Batang Baram, Tatau & Kemena | 1 - 16 ft | ||
| Oya / Matu Bazaar | ||||
| Jan 1989 | Matu, Julau District | 2 - 8 ft | ||
| Ulu Batang Saribas | ||||
| Feb 1989 | Kuching Town | |||
| Feb 1991 | Sg.Igan, Batang Rajang | 0.3 - 0.6m | ||
| March 1991 | Batang Rajang | |||
| Jan 1992 | Sg.Sarawak, Lundu Area | 6 ft | ||
| Batang Sadong | 1 - 5 ft | |||
| Sg. Kayan | 1 - 3 ft | |||
| Dec 1993 | Kuching, Lundu, Sibu Town, Dalat, Mukah, Matu/Julau dan Limbang | 1 - 8 ft | ||
| Feb 1994 | Belaga, Kapit etc | 10 ft | severe flooding at upper Batang Rajang | |
| Mac 1994 | Kuching Town | 1 - 2 ft | Flash flood hit Kuching Town only | |
| Feb 1995 | Sg.Sarawak and Kuching Town (Batu Kitang shophouses) |
5 ft | ||
| Feb 1996 |
Coastal area of Kuching Division | |||
| Batang Sadong | ||||
| Lower Rajang, Lower Baram and Lower Limbang | 0.1m - 1.8m with duration from fe hours to 3 weeks | |||
| Lower Kemena Basin | ||||
| Matu, Balingian Areas | ||||
| FLOOD EVENTS : 1946-1996 | 1997-2002 | 2003-2008 | 2009-2011 | 2012-2013 | 2014-2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018| 2019 | 2020 | 2021-PG1 | 2021-PG2 | 2021-PG3 | 2022 | | ||||
| NOTE: * Flood heights shown were for some low lying localities in the affected areas and not for the WHOLE region/areas/towns and did not indicated that the area affected were flood prone. Flooding could be due to a variety of causes and circumstances or combination of factors which aggravated the situation. The records are not necessarily complete. Flood Height are based on existing road level, kampung/town ground level and house/longhouse ground level respectively |
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