Quantcast
Channel: Headline – Borneo Bulletin Online
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 11476

Incessant heavy rains continue to wreak havoc

$
0
0

|     Azlan Othman     |

BRUNEI Darussalam continued to experience bad weather, with two trees being uprooted at the Hassanal Bolkiah Highway yesterday morning during rush hour, causing one car to be badly damaged, while a tree was uprooted in Jalan Mabohai.

Car accidents were also reported across the country. Flood waters, meanwhile, continued to affect residential areas such as Kampong Menengah in the Temburong District.

The Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) in a statement said that due to the incessant rainy weather, car accidents have occurred across the country and roads have become submerged and inaccessible. There were also wide reports of uprooted trees.

The RBPF advised road users to slow down and be more careful when driving due to the hazardous and slippery road conditions. Drivers were cautioned to be more alert and pay extra attention to road safety.

Heavy rains caused havoc throughout the nation since the beginning of the week, with the Fire and Rescue Department receiving 49 emergency calls until Monday evening. Reports of 16 incidences of flooding, 18 uprooted trees and 15 landslides were received on Monday.

The Brunei Darussalam Meteorological Department yesterday stated that showers, heavy rain and thundery weather coupled with wind speeds of up to 50km/h are still occasionally expected at land and sea areas.

A fallen tree in Mabohai yesterday. – AZLAN OTHMAN

The post Incessant heavy rains continue to wreak havoc appeared first on Borneo Bulletin Online.


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 11476

Trending Articles



<script src="https://jsc.adskeeper.com/r/s/rssing.com.1596347.js" async> </script>