말레이시아 이상고온 현상, 라부안 수도 공급 전기 공급 차질

라부안 시민들이 소셜미디어에서

수도 공급과 전기 공급에 대한

분노의 글을 올리고 있다.

말레이시아를 강타한 이상고온 현상으로

수도와 전기 공급에 차질이 생겼다.

고온 현상으로 전기 공급에  차질이 생기고

이로 인해 워터 펌프 작동도 원활하지 않아

물 공급도 어렵게 되었다.

 

LABUAN: The current hot weather is making the unscheduled water and power disruptions
on this duty-free island even worse.
Labuan folk are crying foul over the prolonged water and power disruptions,
appealing to the government to come up with an effective solution
“After facing difficulties with the weekly water and power disruptions, this island,
which is being surrounded by sea, is now sweltering under a record-breaking heatwave.
“No water supply, no power supply, and now we are confined to our own home
because of the extreme heat,” said a 43-year-old local, Rosli Bahrum.
The island recorded temperatures as high as 38 degrees Celsius at 1.30pm today.
The Malaysian meteorological department (MetMalaysia) expects the current hot weather
to ease off by next month.
Labuan has been undergoing power supply rationing since the end of last month,
with several villages having power supply disruptions for a few hours on a daily basis.
A Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd spokesman said
the rationing exercise was due to the lack of generation capacity
in the power grid in Labuan and Sabah.
“For today, at least two feeders involving several villages are facing power supply rationing
for one to three hours. We cannot confirm when the rationing exercise will end as this has been classified
as a national crisis,” he told Bernama.
The areas affected by power supply rationing are Kampung Bukit Kalam, SK Bukit Kalam, Kampung Pulau Akar, Taman Lazenda 6, Perumahan Perbadanan Labuan, Pam JBA Bukit Kuda, and Perumahan Kastam Bukit Kuda.
Other affected areas are Kampung Bukit Kuda, the JS Sport Centre, Labuan Vocational College, Kampung Lajau,
as well as Lazenda Villa 5 and its surroundings.
In a statement yesterday, the Labuan Water Supply Division said
the Bukit Kalam water pump was malfunctioning as it was affected by the power supply rationing,
leaving it unable to pump out water to the balancing tank in Bukit Besar.
More than 20 villages and several residential areas were expected to experience water disruptions
when the water level at the balancing tank drops.