California wildfire prompts evacuations, road closures
SAN FRANCISCO: A wildfire in Siskiyou County, US Northern California, prompted evacuations and road closures, officials said on Wednesday. Officials with the US Forest Services estimated the size of the blaze, known as the Head Fire, to be around 2,700 acres (about 11 square kilometres) as of Wednesday, reported Xinhua. The fire exploded Tuesday night […]
Wildfires force evacuation of 600 in Italy’s Sardinia
ROME: Six hundred people have been evacuated from Italy’s second-largest island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean Sea because of wildfires that engulfed the northeastern and southern parts of the island on Sunday, Sputnik quoted local media Il Fatto Quotidiano reports. Residents of the city of Posada on the east coast of the island, as well […]
France evacuates 736 persons from Niger, preparing next flight
PARIS: France has evacuated 736 persons from Niger, where a military coup has recently taken place, and is preparing the next evacuation flight, Sputnik quoted the French Foreign Ministry on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, the ministry said the first two evacuation flights had landed in Paris, evacuating 350 French nationals, as well as citizens […]
Evacuation of S’poreans from Sudan: S’pore expresses deepest appreciation to M’sia
SINGAPORE: Singapore has expressed its ‘deepest appreciation and gratitude’ to Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for facilitating the safe return of its citizens from the conflict-torn Khartoum in Sudan. The Foreign Ministry (MFA) said since the outbreak of the conflict in Sudan, it has been rendering consular assistance to the Singaporeans in […]
Several countries evacuate citizens from Sudan as deadly clashes continue
CAIRO: Several countries have begun evacuating their citizens from Sudan as clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) continued in the capital Khartoum and adjoining cities for the ninth day due to disagreement over the RSF’s integration into the army. According to Sudan’s health ministry, the deadly clashes have left […]
Malaysians evacuated from Kyiv, arrives safely in Poland
KUALA LUMPUR: Foreign Ministry yesterday confirmed that the remaining Malaysian diplomats stranded in Kyiv managed to make their way to neighbouring Poland. Wisma Putra said the convoy managed to make its way into Poland by 5.45am yesterday morning. “The convoy of nine Malaysians, two Ukrainian dependants and one Singaporean national evacuated from Kyiv led by […]
Be prepared to evacuate to relief centres
MUKAH: Tellian assemblyman Royston Valentine advised villagers affected by floods to be prepared to evacuate to relief centres if the situation worsens. Royston was at Kampung Judan, here Thursday morning to check on the flood situation at the village where water level had risen following continuous heavy rain. “I hope they will be patient in […]
Month-old infant among 12 evacuated from floods
MIRI: A month-old infant and six children were among 12 flood victims evacuated from Rumah Vincent, Tanjung Opar in Baram on Saturday after their longhouse was flooded. A team of Marudi firemen was immediately despatched to the scene to evacuate the victims after receiving an alert around 3.30pm. According to Zone 6 fire chief Supt […]
171 evacuated to relief centres
KUCHING: A total of 171 flood victims have been moved to evacuation centres (PPS) as of Sunday (Jan 31). A report by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and Sarawak Civil Defence Force (APM) released today at 4pm said the centres are located in Serian and Simunjan districts. There are three PPS in Serian with […]
Flood management in Sarawak — back then and now
Now, as soon as your house is flooded, rescue teams are dEspatched to help flood victims to evacuate to relief centres (PPS). – Zarena Abdullah, flood victim Having to face floods in Sarawak in the 1960s to 1980s cannot be compared with its experience now, according to two flood victims. Today, they said, almost all […]
