After the peninsular east coast, floods are now ravaging parts of Sarawak, which has been experiencing non-stop rain since Saturday.
To make matters worse, a ‘King Tide’ phenomenon is expected to batter the Sarawak coast line beginning today all the way until January 26.
‘King Tide’ conditions occur twice a year, when the moon’s pull on ocean movements is at its strongest.
Astro Awani reports that Sarawak’s state government precicts the incoming tide will be as high as 5.7 metres, with a peak height of 6.3 metres by January 22 and 23.
So far, 2,534 flood victims have been evacuated from their homes in 28 villages in and around Kuching.
