Disaster ops room on standby
TATAU: The Disaster Operations Room at the Tatau District Office will be activated in preparation for the anticipated prolonged northeast monsoon season. Tatau District Officer Jabang Juntan said that every agency must always prioritise their own safety to ensure smooth execution of processes and tasks. “The Disaster Operations Room here will be activated in preparation […]
Marudi readies operations room for Northeast Monsoon season
MARUDI: As the Northeast Monsoon season looms, Marudi prepares with the establishment of an operations room set to remain active until February 2024. This was announced during the Marudi District Disaster Management Committee Meeting, chaired by District Officer Belayong Pok yesterday (Dec 22). According to Belayong in a UKAS report, the preparation is important due […]
Get ready for floods, schools told
BY NEVILLE TIMOTHY SANDERS & JAMES WONG KUCHING: Schools in Sarawak have been told to prepare for flash floods. Deputy director of (School Management Sector) Sarawak State Education Department Omar Mahli said that in the event of floods, the first step is to inform parents of the students. “The next step is to prepare a […]
PWD told to be on standby for floods
KUCHING: The Public Works Department (PWD) will have to be on standby mode to repair damaged roads due to flooding, following a directive from Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah said committees and agencies involved, namely the District Disaster Management Committee and Divisional Disaster Management Committee, were instructed to be prepared in view […]
Bomba courses crucial to mitigate flood woes
KUCHING: Courses conducted by the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) are crucial to mitigate flood problems and create awareness to the general public on safety measures, says its state director Datuk Khirudin Drahman. He said during the flood incidents in 2020 and 2021 in Sarawak during the COVID-19 period, the locals knew how to handle […]
Armed Forces gets RM10 mln one-off allocation to buy flood-related assets
SEGAMAT: The government has approved a one-off allocation of RM10 million to the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) for the purchase of assets and preparations for future floods. Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the provision was approved at the post-Cabinet meeting yesterday. According to him, among the assets that will be purchased are rubber […]
Folks ask for land to relocate village
KUCHING: Allocation has been requested from the state government to acquire a piece of land in Long Busan to transfer the local village to a higher ground to avoid the oncoming flood caused by the Bakun dam. Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong, Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Sabah, Sarawak Affairs and Special Duties), said […]
Only 20 pct allowed vacation at one time
BETONG: It has been confirmed that only 20 per cent of each team is allowed vacation at any one time to ensure that the Betong Fire and Rescue Station (BBP) have sufficient strength to face any eventuality during the monsoon season. Its Operations Officer Henry Jugah said that various measures were taken to prepare for […]
Monitoring stations in 3 states record above danger level readings
KUALA LUMPUR: Three Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS) river monitoring stations in Pahang, Johor, and Kelantan have recorded water level readings above the danger mark as of 10am today. According to JPS’ official website publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my, the danger levels were detected at the Sungai Lipis station at Batu Malim in Raub, Pahang; Sungai Muar station at […]
DID issues flood warning for six states
KUALA LUMPUR: The Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) has issued a flood preparedness notice for Pahang, Johor, Selangor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Sarawak. In a 5.30pm statement, it said the notice was issued based on rain forecast information provided by the Meteorological Department using the Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) model and the Southeastern Asia-Oceania […]
