APM monitoring 17 areas at risk of floods
BAU: Civil Defence Force (APM) personnel here are on standby in anticipation of floods in the district. APM officer Nurul Nikmah Abusamah said at the moment, 76 APM personnel have been put on alert mode, especially on high risk areas. “A total of 17 hotspots have been identified as high risk areas in Bau, as […]
Flood mitigation measures for Telang Usan rural clinics mulled
MIRI: The Ministry of Health is considering preventive measures to help rural clinics in Telang Usan constituency that are frequently affected by floods. Its Deputy Minister, Lukanisman Awang Sauni said this would include short and long term solutions. “There are three rural clinics in Telang Usan constituency that are known to be frequently inundated during floods, […]
SSM to help replace Business Registration Certs
KUALA LUMPUR: The Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) will replace the Business Registration Certificate of business owners that were destroyed due to the floods free of charge. Minister of Domestic Trade and Living Costs Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said this after handing over the Wakalah Zakat Korporat SSM in the form of basic necessities to […]
Brothers rescued after car swept by floods
BINTANGOR: Two brothers went through a scary encounter when the car they were travelling in, was swept by a strong current along Jalan Skim B, Meradong today (Mar 1). Bintangor fire station chief Nicholas Belulin said his men were deployed to the scene after receiving an emergency call around 2.50 am. It is reported that […]
245 villagers in Bekenu affected by floods
MIRI: Seventy-two houses and 245 villagers from Kampung Kejapil, Kampung Subak and Kampung Opak in Bekenu were flooded after continuous heavy rain in the wee hours today. According to Miri Civil Defence Department (APM) officer -in-charge Lt (Mirwan Shsh Masri, the water level was between one and three feet high. There was no evacuation as […]
Subis hits by flood following continuous rain
MIRI: Continuous rain for more than 12 hours on Thursday has caused several areas in Subis district to flood. According to Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) officer in charge Lt (PA) Mirwan Shah Masri, these areas are Rumah Ayai Sawing, Rumah Nelson Ningkan Kumbang and Sekolah Kebangsaan Rumah Mentali. Mirwan said that the flooding happened […]
119 victims affected by floods in Kuching, Bau
KUCHING: Floods caused by non-stop heavy rains over the past 24 hours forced 30 families to be evacuated. A total of 119 victims have been displaced in Kuching and Bau. The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the victims included 14 families from Kampung Bedaun, Jalan Sultan Tengah. The families have been moved to […]
6 states still affected by floods as of 4pm today
KUALA LUMPUR: Six states are still affected by the floods as of 4pm today compared to seven this morning, with 2,701 victims still taking shelter at 46 relief centres. The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA), in a statement, today informed that the floods involved 15 districts in the states of Perak, Selangor, Melaka, Johor, Kelantan […]
All agencies, disaster management committees ordered to be on alert for floods
BERA: Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob today said all disaster and security-related agencies, as well as state and district disaster management committees, have been ordered to be on alert for monsoon and flash floods after several areas in various states were inundated by floodwaters since last night. The caretaker prime minister said all the agencies […]
Floods swallow cars, swamp houses in ‘major’ Australian emergency
Melbourne (AFP) – Flash floods swamped hundreds of homes in southeastern Australia and thousands of people were warned to flee surging waters threatening towns across three separate states Friday. A major flooding emergency was unfolding in Victoria — Australia’s second most populous state — where rapidly-rising waters forced evacuations in the Melbourne suburb of […]
