Dam partially collapses in Norway amid extreme flooding

OSLO: A dam at a Norwegian power plant partially collapsed on Wednesday, after extensive flooding caused by storm “Hans”, said Xinhua. The dam in Braskereidfoss, about 150 km northeast of the capital Oslo, spans Norway’s longest river, the Glomma. An unexpected deluge caused by a technical malfunction on Wednesday morning prevented the dam’s floodgates from […]

Living room’s ceiling collapses, causes no harm

MIRI: A ceiling of the living room of a house at Jalan Batu 7 ,Kampung Lusut collapsed suddenly today morning, due to termite infestations. Fortunately, all five occupants of the house were unharmed in the incident. According to Miri Civil Defence Force officer -in charge Lt (PA) Mirwan Shah Masri, four of his personnel were […]

Elderly man collapses and dies

KUCHING: An elderly man breathed his last after he suddenly collapsed in front of a building at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman here yesterday. The incident was witnessed by passers-by who immediately alerted the authorities and at the same time performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on the 78-year-old victim for about 10 minutes. However, they could not […]