Flash floods around Miri town 2009
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admin - Tue, 02/03/2009 - 23:21
Video of sudden downpour of torrential rain for just over an hour causes flash floods around Miri town at noon 3rd of February, 2009. The higher-than-usual amount of precipitation over the past month also caused many landslides, potholes and road breakages, flooding and bridge collapses around Miri, taxing rescue workers and engineers and endangering lives.
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