Woman wades through 12km of floodwaters for pet cats
BATU PAHAT: For the love of her pets, a woman walks 12 kilometres in floodwaters to ‘visit’ her five pet cats to ensure they have food and are well. Siti Nooryani Mohd Kamal, 21, wades through waist-high floodwaters, accompanied by her friend to do this. The factory worker said she and her eight family members have been […]
Baby boy drowns in floodwaters in Kelantan
PASIR MAS: A 15-month-old boy drowned after falling into floodwaters in Kampung Gual Tok Deh, Rantau Panjang here today. Rantau Panjang fire station chief Shapawi Stapa said the boy was said to be playing with his elder sister at the porch of their house at about 1pm when the incident happened. He said the station […]
2 stroke survivors brave floodwaters during evacuation
PASIR MAS: Two stroke survivors in Kampung Kubang Kual had to overcome pain and discomfort as they waded through floodwaters after their homes were hit by floods. Suhaimi Jaafar, 64, said he fought through the pain as he braved the floods, wading through around 100 metres (m) from his house to the nearby road shoulder […]
Long Bemang floodwaters reach 2.4 feet
MIRI: The level of flood water in Long Bemang, Baram began to rise as of 8.17am today, reaching a height of 2.4 feet, following nonstop heavy rain since Thursday. According to the Zone 6 Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba), the situation is currently under control, thus no evacuations have happened as of yet. It is […]
One dead, 10 feared missing in floods
BRISBANE: One person was found dead in a submerged car and 10 others were reportedly missing yesterday after heavy rain caused flash flooding in eastern Australia and set off a string of emergency warnings up and down the Pacific coast. The body of the drowned 60-year-old was found early yesterday in the state of Queensland, […]
Water recedes in flood-hit villages
SIBU: Floodwaters in Kampung Seduan and Kampung Jeriah along Mile 7 1/2 have receded following the flash floods on Monday night (Feb 7). Monitoring carried out by firemen from 9am to 11.30am on Tuesday (Feb 8) found the situation under control. However, one house was reported to be still under six inches of water at […]
Several low-lying areas in Mukah experience flooding
MUKAH: Several low-lying areas here were inundated with water following a downpour that began on Monday night until early Tuesday (Feb 8). The Civil Defence Force (APM) reported at midnight that the roads were flooded, and Mukah APM officer Capt (APM) Zuriza Sharkawi said the weather had cleared around noon. “The water level is still […]
Downpour causes landslides in Tebedu
TEBEDU: A downpour since Sunday night (Jan 9) caused 10 landslides along Jalan Kampung Sejijag here, with four of them spilling onto the road and causing them to be inaccessible by residents. Aside from that, the downpour also caused the road to Kampung Sejijag to be inundated with floodwaters. Serian MP Datuk Seri Richard Riot […]
No flood evacuation centres opened
MIRI: No flood evacuation centres were opened despite several areas in the northern parts of Sarawak being inundated by floodwaters today (Sept 3). A spokesperson from the State Fire Department operations centre informed that the flood situation is still under control as some areas are experiencing receding waters and some are experiencing rising waters. So […]
Residents of inundated Kampung Long Bemang on standby
MIRI: Heavy rains over the weekend pounded several areas in Ulu Baram. For instance, in Kampung Long Bemang, the water level rose to three feet high today (Aug 25), affecting 530 villagers residing at the longhouse. Last week, the water level was recorded at two feet high following excessive rainfalls for the past few days […]
