Teenagers playing in the waters along the flooded Jalan Bukit Puan yesterday afternoon. Crocodiles were sighted by army personnel yesterday morning along Sungai Mau, about 2km from the flooded stretch of Jalan Bukit Puan.Picture: Belait Fire and Rescue Department
A vehicle attempting to cross the flooded stretch of Jalan Bukit Puan in Belait yesterday afternoon. Pictures: BT/Chua Guan Cheong , Belait Fire and Rescue Department Friday, December 10, 2010
A CROCODILE was sighted by the Royal Brunei Land Forces personnel along Sungai Mau during a regular morning boat patrol on the river yesterday.
Speaking to The Brunei Times, Lt Khairul Azme confirmed that they saw a crocodile floating for a moment on the river, before submerging into the waters.
"It was floating for a moment, but went into the water shortly, probably due to our presence," said Khairul.
"The location that we spotted the crocodile is about two kilometres from our camp here (near the Incident Command Post (ICP) in Sungai Mau), and quite far away from the nearest residence," added the army officer.
ICP Commander Hj Ahmad Hj Mohd Daud reminded residents of the area on Tuesday not to swim in the river or flooded areas due to the risk of attack from wild animals and reptiles, and the sighting of the crocodile confirmed his worry.
Despite the warnings, locals are still regularly seen swimming or playing in the water around the area, seemingly unconcerned by the potential danger.
The water level at Jalan Bukit Puan rose further yesterday from 0.55m to 0.6m, probably due to the overnight rain and water flowing over from upstream. Water level at Sukang receded slightly to 0.9m yesterday from 1.2m the day before.
courtesy of--The Brunei Times
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