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Miri under control

MIRI: Areas in the district affected by floods are now under control as water levels are slowly receding. At 9.30am today, the Miri Fire Department carried out flood monitoring at the Jalan Piasau Camp-Lutong, Jalan Kuala Baram Lama, Desa Senadin and Tudan areas. Results found that all areas are under control and the floods had […]

Low-lying areas in Mukah bear brunt of flash floods

MUKAH: Some low-lying areas in the old town here were submerged on Wednesday (Jan 13) as Batang Mukah overflowed its banks following high tide and intermittent rain in the last few days. The water level in the affected areas and on the roads was about one feet high. A self-employed man, identified only as Amew, […]

Satok Youth distributes food aid to flood victims

KUCHING: Following the continuous heavy rains since Tuesday night, the Satok Youth movement and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Satok have gone down to the ground to inspect the flood situation in some areas in Satok that have been flooded. According to Satok Youth chief Dzamaluddin Zainudin, among the areas they have visited are Kampung […]

20 fishing boats moved to main road

MIRI: About 20 fishing boats were moved to the Kuala Baram main road as the boat sheds were flooded on Tuesday night following non-stop downpours. Minister in-charge of Miri Division Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Minister for Transport went to Kampung Batu Satu, Kuala Baram last on Tuesday night […]

Sarawak latest state to be hit by flood, drop in evacuees in three states

KUALA LUMPUR: Sarawak is the latest state to be hit by the floods in the country, while the situation in Kelantan, Pahang and Sabah is improving with the drop in the number of evacuees, while in Johor, there is a slight increase in the number of victims. Check at the infobanjir.water.gov.my today, found the water […]

Flood hits Limbang areas

LIMBANG: Limbang town has been inundated with floodwaters following incessant rain since Tuesday (Jan 12) night. The operations centre of the State Fire and Rescue Department said six other areas were also affected namely, Kampung Patiambum, Desa Pebahanan residential area, Kampung Pebahanan, Kampung Buangsiol, Taman Damai and Kampung Seberang Kedai. However, there was no word […]

Flash floods hit several areas

MIRI: Several areas in the city were hit by flash floods following the heavy downpours since last night. Among the areas affected were residential areas in Senadin, Lutong, Permyjaya, Tudan and Kuala Batu 1 in Kuala Baram. Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Senadin assemblyman rushed to visit the areas affected […]

Flood in Kg Korina, Kudat, worst in over 30 years

KUDAT: The flash flood that hit Kampung Korina in Sikuati, here, yesterday following more than 50 hours of continuous rain, was the worst in over 30 years for the village. Jamiah Yunus, 78, who has been living in the village for 40 years, said flash floods had occurred in the village before but it was […]

APM Mukah well prepared for floods

MUKAH: Mukah District Civil Defence Force (APM Mukah) is always prepared to provide necessary assistance in the event of a flood during the rainy season. APM Mukah chief Capt (PA) Zuriza Sharkawi said her team, consisting of 40 personnel, is working on a 24-hour shift schedule and is always ready to assist. She said that APM […]

All systems ready of flood season

KUCHING: The Divisional Disaster Management Committee in the state is ready to face any possibility of floods that is expected to occur this month or February. Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said that all although while dealing with the Covid-19 situation, all Divisional Disaster Management Committee have been alerted […]