Flood forces Lawas STOLport to close
KUCHING: The Lawas short take-off and landing airport (STOLport) is temporary closed due to flood following non-stop heavy rains on Wednesday (May 19). Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said the closure is expected to be for a few days, but the terminal is not affected as it is located at a higher ground. “The […]
Council begins erosion mitigation projects
KUCHING: The Padawan Municipal Council (MPP) is looking into 37 maintenance projects, mostly involving soil erosion, in its jurisdiction. “There are quite a few problems involving soil erosion, including at Kampung Semeba, in February due to heavy rain and flooding,” said MPP chairman Lo Khere Chiang. “Out of the 37 projects, five have been completed,” […]
Monsoon transition to bring thunderstorm, heavy rain
KUALA LUMPUR: Thunderstorms with heavy rain and strong winds are expected to hit most areas in the west coast and inland states of the Peninsula, western Sabah and western and central Sarawak following the transition phase of the monsoon from March 16. According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), based on the weather forecast report […]
Heavy rain, strong wind warning for Sarawak
KUCHING: The monsoon transition phase is expected to start on Mar 16 and continue until the middle of May, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). “The start of this phase indicates the end of the North East Monsoon which started on Nov 11 last year,” it said in a statement today (Mar 12). It said […]
Heavy rain warning for Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a yellow level (alert) weather warning with heavy rain expected to occur in Kuching, Serian and Samarahan, Sarawak until tomorrow. In a statement today, MetMalaysia said that strong northeasterly winds of 50 to 60 km per hour with waves reaching 4.5 metres are also expected to […]
Kuching records over 200mm rainfall
KUCHING: The rainfall stations here have recorded heavy downpour of more than 200mm in less than 12 hours since late Thursday’s night. State Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) director Datuk Chok Moi Soon said from midnight until 10am on Friday (Feb 19), the rain was indeed very heavy which subsequently caused flash floods in several […]
Landslide leaves house in mess
SIBURAN: Noises of soil movements and tree branches hitting and encroaching into their bedroom rudely awakened a family of eight this morning. They found that their house was breached by mud caused by a massive landslide. The incident happened around 7.40am at Kampung Duras when the family head who was the complainant heard tree branches […]
Overnight torrential rain causes flood havoc
KUCHING: Torrential rain since late Thursday night, caused several low-lying areas in Kuching, Kota Samarahan, Lundu and Serian to be flooded. The State Fire and Rescue Department operations centre, in a flood update, revealed that flash floods and fallen trees were reported at several locations. Among the affected areas in Kuching included Kampung Sinar Budi […]
Animals are not spared the chaos
KUCHING: The relentless downpour which started on Thursday evening and continued until the following day resulted in floods affecting not only people residing in low-lying areas but animals as well. Sarawak Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA) centre at 7th Mile was not spared the effects of the torrential rain. Flood water had […]
Heavy rain causes bridge collapse
LIMBANG: Continuous heavy rain on Sunday (Feb 14) caused the Sungai Setuan Bridge here to collapse. According to a Sarawak Public Communications Unit (Ukas) report, Kampung Long Napir Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK) chairman Joshua Asong said the incident caused the village’s network to be severed. “The Sungai Setuan Bridge is the main route […]
