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S’wak floods force Lawas Airport shutdown, all flights cancelled

Runway flooded due to heavy rain, says state Fire and Rescue Dept

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 01 Nov 2022 4:12PM

S’wak floods force Lawas Airport shutdown, all flights cancelled
The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department confirmed Lawas Airport’s shutdown until further notice. – Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department pic, November 1, 2022

by Stephen Then

MIRI – Lawas Airport in northernmost Sarawak has been closed due to floods, and all flights have been cancelled.

The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department confirmed the airport’s shutdown until further notice.

It said the runway at this border airport, which serves the interior destinations of Bario and Ba’Kelalan, has been flooded due to heavy rain.

Lawas, situated by the Sarawak-Sabah border, is also a link to Miri and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah. – The Vibes, November 1, 2022

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