Recorded Flood Events in Sarawak (1997-2002)
| HISTORICAL FLOOD EVENTS RECORDED IN SARAWAK FROM 1946 - 2021 (cont.) | ||||
| Events | Affected Flood Areas | Flood Height * | Comments | |
| YEAR 1997 | ||||
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Feb. 1997
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Kuching Town
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0.15-0.3m
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Sungai Limbang
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1.00-1.20m
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May. 1997
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Belaga Town
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0.6-0.9m
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Nov. 1997
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Sibu Town
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0.6-0.9m
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| YEAR 1998 | ||||
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Jan. 1998
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Kuching Town
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0.25-2.00m | ||
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Lower Sungai Sarawak and some parts of Samarahan
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Aug. 1998
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Lower Batang Baram
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1.00-2.00m | ||
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YEAR 1999
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| Dec 1999 | Sungai Kayan | 0.3 - 0.61m | ||
| Sungai Sarawak ( Kuching City) | 0.1 - 0.55m | |||
| Batang Samarahan | 0.2 - 1.21m | |||
| Batang Sadong | 0.3 - 0.9m | |||
| Batang Lupar | 0.3 - -.76m | |||
| Sungai Krian | 0.3 - 0.6m | |||
| Batang Rajang | 0.2 - 1.0m | |||
| Oya | 0.2 - 0.3m | |||
| Mukah (Mukah Town) | 0.1 - 0.4m | |||
| Balingian | 0.2 - 0.3m | |||
| Tatau | 1.0 - 3.0m |
few days to few weeks
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| Kemena | 1.0 - 3.0m | |||
| Niah | 0.91 - 2.0m | |||
| Sibuti | 0.9 - 3.0m | |||
| Batang Baram | 0.3 - 1.2m | |||
| Trusan | 0.15 - 0.31m | |||
| Sungai Limbang (Town & Kpg) | 0.18 - 1m | |||
| Sungai Lawas ( Lawas Town) | 0.15 - 0.31m | |||
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YEAR 2000
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| Jan 2000 | Sungai Sarawak ( Kuching City) | 0.1 - 0.7m |
Flash Flood
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| Feb 2000 | Batang Baram, Miri Town | 0.2 -0.7m |
Flash flood
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| April 2000 | Sungai Miri/ Miri Town | 0.2 -0.7m |
Flash flood
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| Jun 2000 | Sungai Miri/ Miri Town | 0.2 -0.7m |
Flash flood
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| Aug 2000 | Sungai Miri/ Miri Town | 0.2 -0.7m |
Flash flood
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| YEAR 2001 | ||||
| Jan 2001 | Batang Samarahan (Kpg Tembirat) | 0.1 - 2.5 m |
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| Feb 2001 | Sungai Sarawak | 0.1 - 0.3m |
Flash flood
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| Batang Rajang ( Whole of Sibu Town) | 0.1 - 2m |
worst since 1963
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| Mac 2001 |
Batang Baram, Long Lama, Tinjar, Pandan, Sebauh Tubau
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0.1 - 2 m | ||
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YEAR 2002
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| Jan 2002 | Sungai Sarawak ( 3 times) | 0.1 - 2.5 m |
Flash flood
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| Batang Sadong, Simunjan Serian Road | 0.1 - 3 m |
16 lives lost due to land
slide at Kpg. Ruan
Changkul, Simunjan
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| Sg. Plan/Sg Sebatang | 0.1 - 0.3m |
Flash Flood
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| Jan/Feb 2002 | Coastal road Mukah/Balingian | 0.3- 1.2m |
Contiuous rain+ King tide
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| Feb 2002 | Batang Samarahan | 0.3 - 2m |
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| 19th Mile K/S Road, Chupak |
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| Mac 2002 | Btg Rajang ( Sibu Town) | 0.1 - 0.3m |
Flash flood
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| 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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