Sebuat bot yang sarat dengan penumpang yang mahu pulang merayakan Hari Gawai telah karam di Sungai Rejang dalam perjalanan dari Belaga ke Kapit kira-kira jam 9 pagi tadi. Nasib penumpang-penumpang masih belum diketahui dan angka kematian yang tinggi adalah diramalkan.
Kesesakan bot tersebut turut memaksa ADUN Belawai, Liwan Lagang tidak menaiki bot tersebut.
KAPIT: The Belaga District Office has confirmed that the Belaga to Kapit express boat which departed at 8am this morning sank near Tanjong Giam Bungan about an hour's boat ride from Belaga.
It said the express boat was full when it departed.
No reports of casualties are available yet.
Belaga District Office Abdul Halim with Belaga OCPD DSP Bakar are about to go to the site.
The boat was too full to pick passengers from Belaga this morning and as such many civil servants could not board including three Kapit Resident's Office staff.
Assistant Minister of Culture and Heritage Liwan Lagang, who is Belaga assemblyman, was also among those who could not board.
Last night Belaga hosted the district's pre-Gawai gathering, so many were in the town to attend the event.
Bot ekspres Belaga menuju ke Kapit karam
KUCHING 28 Mei - Sebuah bot ekspres dalam perjalanan dari Belaga ke Kapit yang sarat dengan penumpang karam kira-kira 9 pagi ini berhampiran Tanjong Giam Bungan.
Tragedi itu berlaku kira-kira sejam selepas bot yang sarat dengan penumpang yang balik untuk menyambut Hari Gawai itu berlepas dari pekan Belaga.
Jumlah mangsa setakat ini belum dapat di sahkan. - Utusan.
It said the express boat was full when it departed.
No reports of casualties are available yet.
Belaga District Office Abdul Halim with Belaga OCPD DSP Bakar are about to go to the site.
The boat was too full to pick passengers from Belaga this morning and as such many civil servants could not board including three Kapit Resident's Office staff.
Assistant Minister of Culture and Heritage Liwan Lagang, who is Belaga assemblyman, was also among those who could not board.
Last night Belaga hosted the district's pre-Gawai gathering, so many were in the town to attend the event.
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