Flash flood hits Long Atip longhouse
MIRI: Flood water managed to make its way into a 100-door longhouse of Kampung Long Atip, Apoh Baram here following heavy rain since Tuesday evening. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in a statement, the continuous rain has caused water levels to rise since 3am yesterday, affecting 100 longhouse folk. Overflowing water from […]
Heavy rain floods longhouse
MARUDI: Flood water inundated the corridor of a longhouse here following heavy rain over the past two days. Miri Fire and Rescue department chief Supt Law Poh Kiong said while evacuation was not an immediate concern, his department was monitoring the situation at Rumah Jimbau Gudang. He said four firemen from Marudi fire station led […]
Resort city flooded
MIRI: Heavy downpour here since Wednesday has inundated several parts of the resort city in flood water. According to Miri Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) chief Supt Law Poh Kiong, the flood has affected low-lying and flood-prone areas such as Taman Tunku, Pujut Roundabout, Lutong , Kampung Senadin Jaya and Tanjong Lobang. Tanjong Lobang secondary […]
Flash floods in Kota Samarahan
KUCHING: Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received several reports of flash floods in Kota Samarahan. Yesterday’s downpour affected Kampung Sungai Raya, Kampung Sungai Lingkau, Kampung Keniong Jaya, SK Lepong Emplas and SK Kedumpai. However, Kuching, Sri Aman and Sibu were clear, said the department. Water levels in Kota Samarahan were gradually decreasing while in […]
Jakarta: Flood hit once again
JAKARTA: Several areas in the city of Jakarta were flooded today following heavy downpour since last night, affecting the daily activities of more than 10 million residents. The Indonesian Presidential Palace in Central Jakarta did not escape the deluge, however, the water receded by 7 am this morning. As of 10 am today, according to the Jakarta […]
Wake up call after Jakarta’s floods?
JAKARTA: Floods that killed 60 people in Indonesia’s capital after the biggest rainfall since records began should be a wake-up call to climate change in one of the world’s biggest carbon emitters, environmental groups said. But, despite the catastrophe in Southeast Asia’s biggest city, authorities see no greater impetus for more cuts to planned carbon […]
Kampung Terbat Leban flood recedes
SERIAN: Floods which affected Kampung Terbat Leban have receded yesterday, said State Disaster Management Committee secretariat head Major (PA) Ismail Mahedin. According to him, a heavy downpour had caused Sungai Kedup to flood where a bridge and three houses were inundated with one-foot floodwater. The water level started to rise at 9am and receded at […]
Landslide cuts off access to village
PADAWAN: Continuous heavy rain overnight here triggered a landslide in Jalan Kampung Kakas-Kiding on Wednesday morning. In a statement yesterday, State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) secretariat chief Ismail Mahedin said mitigation works would be carried out in the affected area as soon as possible. “The state Public Works Department (JKR) has instructed Cahaya Mata Sarawak […]
Indonesia floods leave 23 dead
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s disaster agency warned yesterday of more deaths after torrential rains pounded the Jakarta region, triggering floods and landslides that killed at least 23 and left vast swaths of the megalopolis underwater. Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters in the area — home to some 30 million — with […]
Weatherman warns of heavy rain in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Meteorological Department today issued a warning of heavy rain in several areas of Sarawak, and said such weather would prevail until tomorrow. In a statement, it identified the areas likely to be affected are Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu and Mukah. – Bernama
