Longhouse in Betong flooded
BETONG: Heavy downpour affected 96 residents when their 12-door longhouse, Rh Garit, here was flooded with the water rising to knee level. A spokesperson for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said the water level was one and a half feet deep high. “The water began to rise at around 11.15 pm yesterday (Jan 26) […]
Flood forces 56 to be evacuated to PPS
LUNDU: Continuous heavy downpour since yesterday (Jan 25), has caused 56 individuals here to be evacuated to temporary relief centres (PPS). The flood victims from 17 families are from Kampung Sebat Dayak and Kampung Sebat Melayu. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the PPS at SK Sebat and Kampung Sebat Dayak Hall were […]
Heavy rain causes another landslide behind longhouse
SIBU: A heavy downpour yesterday has caused residents of Manjah longhouse at Sungai Pasai, Mile 21, to experience another landslide months after the first incident last June. Civil Defence Force (APM) Sibu officer Captain Frankie John Jawan in a statement, said they received a distress call around 6.30pm and despatched a four-member team to the […]
Typhoon Hinnamnor brings gale-force winds to Japan’s Okinawa
TOKYO: Typhoon Hinnamnor is re-approaching Japan’s southernmost prefecture of Okinawa amid unstable atmospheric conditions which are expected to lead to heavy downpours in western and eastern Japan, according to the weather agency here on Thursday. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) upgraded Typhoon Hinnamnor’s classification to violent and warned of gale-force winds and rough seas as […]
Stray baby croc caught
MIRI: Several workers at Naim South Lake in Permyjaya found a baby crocodile measuring at one metre long when they were cleaning a drain early this morning. One of the general workers, aged 25, had later on alerted the Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) for help to capture the reptile. According to Miri APM officer […]
DID told to solve perennial flooding problem
KUCHING: The Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) has been requested to solve the flash flood predicament faced by residents of the Stampin Resettlement Scheme and Taman Happy Valley. Kota Sentosa assemblyman Wilfred Yap disclosed that a courtesy call was made to DID director Ahmad Denny on Wednesday (March 9), adding that he was accompanied by […]
Lawas Airport flooded, 32 Maswings flights cancelled
KUCHING: The Lawas Airport will be closed from Sept 21 until Sept 23 due to severe flooding caused by heavy downpour in the Lawas district. Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin was informed on the matter by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) based in Kuching. “The three-day closure will affect 32 Maswings Rural […]
Floods preventing Baram residents from getting vaccine
MIRI: Heavy downpours since Monday resulted in some interior areas in Baram experiencing floods, making it difficult for residents to get their Covid-19 jabs. The Miri Divisional Disaster Management Committee (DDMC) said two PPVs (vaccination centre) in Long Lama and Long Jegan were forced to closed due to floods. “Apart from that, the PPV in […]
Bukit Peninjau Road temporarily closed
MIRI: Heavy downpour in Beluru, Bakong since Tuesday has caused a culvert along the Bukit Peninjau road to collapse, creating a massive hole in the road. Telang Usan District officer (D. O) Baru Tai, when contacted by New Sarawak Tribune on Wednesday, said that he has requested the Miri Public Works Department (PWD) to do […]
Flood forces school in Baram to close
MIRI: Non-stop heavy downpour over the past two days has resulted in a primary school in Baram to be flooded forcing it to close today (May 7). Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Long Lenai senior assistant (student affairs), Ramble Borhan reported that the heavy downpour started around 1pm on Thursday (May 6) and only stopped around 2am […]
