Floods cripple Indonesia’s capital
JAKARTA: Whole neighbourhoods of Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and dozens of major roads were flooded on Saturday after torrential rains pounded the Southeast Asian city overnight. More than 1,300 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters, with parts of the capital under four to nine feet (1.2 to 2.7 metres) of water. Images showed rescuers on […]
MP attends to flooded areas
KUCHING: Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni on Sunday (Feb 14) paid a series of visits to areas in his constituency affected by the high tide and flash floods resulting from heavy rains the day before. Beginning with a visit to the Tiris area, he said the issue was that the river flow needed to be […]
2,002 food packs given out to villagers
MUKAH: Residents of longhouses in Kampung Sitieng in Sebakong and Kenyana areas near here have been affected by floods following heavy rain in the past few days. The longhouses comprise 311 units with 2,002 occupants. Mukah division Welfare Department on Tuesday (Feb 9) distributed 2,002 packs of dry food to the affected residents (in Nanga […]
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 […]
Recent floods a nightmare for farmers
BY BARINA NANI KOTA SAMARAHAN: The recent floods, which occurred almost all over the state, were indeed a nightmare for its victims. Admitting that the flood was one of the worst floods ever, Fanizam Ahmad said he had suffered a loss of thousands of ringgit after his watermelons sank due to the floods. “About 300 […]
670 evacuated to relief centre
KUCHING: A total of 679 flood victims have been moved to evacuation centres (PPS) as of Sunday. A report by the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) and Sarawak Civil Defense Force (APM) released Sunday at 4pm said the centres are located in Kuching and Serian divisions. The Dewan Masyarakat Kamaruddin Segedup PPS in Kuching currently […]
Relevant authorities need to take action over stagnant water
PUSA: The prolonged stagnant water situation at residences near Dato Godam, Selulap, Mbaduk and Meruang areas here has instilled anxiety and fear among its residents. Speaking to New Sarawak Tribune’s sister paper Suara Sarawak, the residents opined that there seem to be no action taken to solve the problems that they are facing. “I don’t […]
Worst weather ever
MIRI: Several residents along beaches here are worried and concerned over erosion that occurred caused by the stormy weather which brought abnormally high tides and strong winds for the past few days. Some beaches along the Luak area suffered erosion by the turbulent sea following the none-stop rains. Certain parts of the shore were badly […]
Flood situation improves following fine weather
KUCHING: The situation in flood affected areas under the Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) jurisdiction has improved following fine weather today. MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang said this when contacted by New Sarawak Tribune today for updates on the flood situation in MPP areas. “Today there are no more flooding as the weather has improved, but […]
We need help!
BAU: The entire community here is appealing to the Sarawak government and non-governmental agencies (NGOs) for assistance after they have been badly affected by the recent floods. Tasik Biru assemblyman Datuk Henry Harry Jinep said from Wednesday to today (Jan 15), the whole district has been disconnected. “We have a total of 18 temporary flood […]
