1,000 residents in two villages affected by floods
MIRI: Floods and water surge following continuous heavy rains since Tuesday affected more than 1,000 villagers of Kampung Long Bemang, Baram and Long Loyang in Tinjar. Zone 6 Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) acting chief Ahmad Nizam Sapaiee said 530 residents of Kampung Long Bemang and 430 residents in Long Loyang were affected. The […]
Northeast Monsoon to start next week
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is expected to experience the Northeast Monsoon earlier than expected this Monday (Nov 7) and which is forecast to continue until March next year. In a statement, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said during that period, between four and six monsoon episodes bringing continuous heavy rain could potentially occur. “Like previous seasons, […]
Continuous rain warning for Sarawak, Sabah, Labuan
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an alert warning of continuous rain in several parts of Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan from Oct 29 until Oct 31. According to the statement, for Sarawak, the areas are Mukah, Bintulu, Miri (Subis, Beluru, Miri and Marudi), and Limbang, while in Sabah, it involves the interior […]
MetMalaysia warns of continuous rain in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak is expected to experience continuous rain in several parts of the state. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said among the areas that could be affected are Bintulu, Subis, Beluru, Miri. Marudi and Limbang and is expected to last from today (Oct 17) until tomorrow. The bad weather is also expected to spread to […]
Learning lessons from past inundations
SELANGAU: What happened in the past is a lesson learnt for Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Nanga Kua as the staffs were ready to face the disaster and have saved the school’s properties from being destroyed. The school’s headmaster Matu Ekum when contacted on Saturday (Feb 12), said the school was inundated by floods on Friday night […]
Continuous rain warning in Sabah, Sarawak from Feb 5-7
KUALA LUMPUR: The Meteorological Department of Malaysia (MetMalaysia) has forecast continuous rain in eastern Sabah as well as in central and western Sarawak from Feb 5 to 7. This is a follow-up to a meteorological analysis released by MetMalaysia together with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and Global Forecast System, which shows that […]
Rep proposes deepening of Rajang, Igan rivers to prevent flooding
SIBU: Dudong assemblyman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has proposed for the Sungai Rajang and Sungai Igan to be deepened to prevent floodings. In a Facebook post on Sunday (Jan 23), he said that he raised the proposal with Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg during his official visit to Sibu […]
Continuous rain expected in Sarawak until Jan 21
KUCHING: According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department in a warning issued on Wednesday (Jan 19) at 2pm, the areas expected to have rain are Belaga, Beluru, Telang Usan, Miri, Marudi and Limbang. It said that when a warning is issued, it means that heavy rain is expected to occur within one to three days or […]
Dept urged to speed up repair of road
KUCHING: Political Secretary to the Chief Minister Tan Kai has urged the Public Works Department (PWD) to hasten the repair of the road leading from Kuching to Samarahan. “The road condition is getting bad and many potholes have appeared after continuous rain,” he said. Tan Kai said he had also invited the department to visit […]
Floodwaters inundate Kampung Seduan in Sibu
SIBU: A continuous downpour since Tuesday (Jan 11) has resulted in three houses at Kampung Seduan here inundated with water the next afternoon. The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said a distress call on the incident was received around 11.44am and firefighters from the Sungai Merah station were immediately sent to the location. […]
