MALAYSIA: SEVERE DROUGHT AND FOREST FIRES THREATEN THOUSANDS OF VILLAGES IN MALAYSIA'S SABAH STATE

Record ID: 989872

  • Title: MALAYSIA: SEVERE DROUGHT AND FOREST FIRES THREATEN THOUSANDS OF VILLAGES IN MALAYSIA'S SABAH STATE
  • Date: 24th April 1998
  • Summary: MATUNGGONG, SABAH, MALAYSIA (APRIL 22-23, 1998) (RTV-ACCESS ALL) 1. PAN OF PARCHED FIELD 0.09 2. CU DRIED AND CRACKED GROUND 0.19 3. LV/SV CATTLE IN FIELD (2 SHOTS) 0.28 4. SCU/SV FARMER KIUM MANGEJANG SAYING "IT IS HARD NOW DUE TO THE DROUGHT AS THERE IS A WATER SHORTAGE AND WE HAVE TO TRAVEL A LONG WAY TO GET WATER. WE ARE ALSO SHORT OF FOOD AND ARE USING UP OUR DWINDLING RESERVES." (BAHASA) (2 SHOTS) 0.55 5. VARIOUS FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO VILLAGERS/VILLAGES (6 SHOTS) 1.25 6. SLV HOUSE ON STILTS 1.30 7. SCU/SLV WATER DRIPPING FROM TAP INTO BUCKETS (2 SHOTS) 1.38 8. CU BABY DRINKING FROM BUCKET 1.44 9. SLV HOUSE ON STILTS 1.47 10. SCU CHICKENS AND PIGS 1.50 11. WS HOUSE INTERIOR 1.54 12. SV WOMAN PREPARING FOOD 1.58 13. SV VERY THIN OLD WOMAN LYING DOWN 2.02 14. SV VILLAGER MASANGKO TINGGIAN SAYING "NOW WE DON'T HAVE PADDY AND YAM TO EAT, WE HAVE NOTHING. WE COULD EAT THE WILD TAPIOCA BUT THERE IS NO WATER TO PREPARE IT." (BAHASA) 2.22 15. SV SALAM FOUNDATION COORDINATOR MASIDI MAJUN SAYING "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER THERE IS A CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT OR CHANGE OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT (PRIME MINISTER), AN EMPTY STOMACH IS AN EMPTY STOMACH IRRESPECTIVE OF WHO IS IN POWER, IT IS THEIR DUTY TO HELP, THAT IS HOW I SEE IT." (ENGLISH) 2.35 16. SLV FIRES 2.39 17. SLV/SV PEOPLE FIGHTING FIRES (2 SHOTS) 2.54 18. VARIOUS FIGHTING FIRES (2 SHOTS) 3.13 KOTA KINABALU, SABAH STATE (RTV) 19. SCU ASSISTANT SOCIAL SERVICES MINISTER MARKUS MAJIHI SAYING: "THIS IS THE LONGEST TIME AND IT IS TOO DRY, THE TIMBER IS DRY AND SO ARE THE FRUIT TREES. SO THIS DROUGHT IS VERY DRY AND VERY LONG, ABOUT FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS NOW." (BAHASA) 3.32 MATUNGGONG, SABAH STATE (RTV) 20. SV PEOPLE EATING PREPARED FOOD 3.36 21. CU BOY EATING 3.40 22. SCU YAMS 3.43 23. SV/SCU ANIMALS FOR EATING IN CAGES (2 SHOTS) 3.48 24. SV WOMAN STOKING FIRE 3.51 25. SV/SCU OLD MAN EATING (2 SHOTS) 3.57 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: MATUNGGONG AND SURROUNDING AREA, KOTA KINABALU, SABAH STATE, MALAYSIA
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  • Country: Malaysia
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