Evacuated families return home
LUNDU: The worst is over in flooded Lundu with the closing of two relief centres that housed some 70 people from 20 families last Saturday. The centres were officially closed at 2pm yesterday as the weather had improved and the flood waters had fully receded. Families were forced to seek refuge at the two centres […]
55 evacuated to 2 relief centres
LUNDU: A total of 55 people from 14 families were evacuated to two flood relief centres in the district as at 4pm yesterday. The number of flood victims increased, following worsening weather conditions, as compared to 51 people from 12 families at 12pm. State Disaster Management Committee secretariat chief Major Ismail Mahedin said the flood […]
Several areas in Bintulu flooded
BINTULU: Incessant rain since noon yesterday caused several areas here, including three villages, to be flooded. The affected vilages are Kg Asyakirin, Kg Kemunting and Sungai Sebatang. However, despite the flood, no evacuation was reported. Sarawak Disaster Relief Management committee secretary Maj Ismail Mahedin said a woman and her one-month-old infant were rescued from her […]
Baru expresses concern on Lawas flood situation
KUCHING: Ba Kelalan assemblyman Baru Bian is worried about the flood situation in Lawas. “I am alarmed and extremely concerned with the flood situation in Lawas,” he said in a statement yesterday. “I was notified that many villages and areas, including where my Lawas town house is situated in Siang Siang village, have been inundated […]
Three health clinics, three schools flooded
MIRI: Three health clinics in Baram were reportedly inundated yesterday following ongoing rain. According to Sarawak Disaster Relief Management committee secretary Mejar Ismail Mahedin, the affected clinics are Long Bemang health clinic; Ulu Teru Health Clinic and Long Teru Health Clinic. “Also flooded are three primary schools, namely Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK)Sungai Baong(Baram), SK Long Panai, […]
