PENAMPANG: Residents in this district feel uneasy each time it rains. They don’t mind the brief, even heavy, downpours but not when the rainfall appears light and never ends or comes on and off. That to them is a sign of trouble.
The flash floods are a problem but what had been more worrying in areas like Sugud that never witnessed devastation before until a year ago are mudflows entering homes.
Jeofrrin Likius of Kg Sugud said the village was twice submerged this year alone and the worst was in September last year. “I hope the flood mitigation project at Sungai Sugud that has just started will be able to solve this problem at our village,” he said.