By Karen Bong
KUCHING, April 6: An unusual cloud formation with a long horizontal split spotted floating across a grey sky in Bintulu this morning has caused quite a stir online.
Many netizens managed to capture the phenomenon on their phones from several locations and the photos were shared by the Bintulu News Page Facebook page.
Many skywatchers were mesmerised by the sight, with some describing it as a blessing.
“Really beautiful… like a staircase to heaven,” one netizen wrote in the post on Bintulu News Page Facebook.
Another netizen praised God for “the weather condition with the day becoming bright, fishermen can breathe a sigh of relief, the sea is not turbulent, the farmers can continue their work.”
There were others who expressed worries of a possible thunderstorm after parts of Sibu town suffered great damage following heavy thunderstorms and high winds that uprooted trees, tore off roofing and cut off power to many yesterday evening (April 5).
“Those selling in the bazaar must be prepared..like Sibu yesterday,” one netizen wrote.
“Hopefully there won’t be havoc like Sibu. Strong wind and rain. A lot of roofing was blown away and trees fell,” another commented.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) issued a warning at 12.20pm for thunderstorms and heavy rain expected to hit Miri and Limbang until 3pm today. — DayakDaily
