CM brings smiles to faces of flood victims
BY CLEMENT ERIK WONG & NUR SHAZREENA ALI KUCHING: Floods caused by incessant heavy downpour since Tuesday worsened today in some parts of the state. Worried for the safety of the flood victims, Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg took to the ground to meet some of them today. He was accompanied by, […]
Minister assessing situation at Kuching Barrage
KUCHING: Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin visited the Kuching Barrage to assess the water level within the Sungai Kuching catchment areas, which rose due to non-stop heavy rain that coincided with the king tide on Wednesday (Jan 13). This caused several low-lying areas here to experience flooding. Lee said 22 telemetry stations provided […]
Low-lying areas in Mukah bear brunt of flash floods
MUKAH: Some low-lying areas in the old town here were submerged on Wednesday (Jan 13) as Batang Mukah overflowed its banks following high tide and intermittent rain in the last few days. The water level in the affected areas and on the roads was about one feet high. A self-employed man, identified only as Amew, […]
Satok Youth distributes food aid to flood victims
KUCHING: Following the continuous heavy rains since Tuesday night, the Satok Youth movement and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) Satok have gone down to the ground to inspect the flood situation in some areas in Satok that have been flooded. According to Satok Youth chief Dzamaluddin Zainudin, among the areas they have visited are Kampung […]
385 flood victims rescued in state
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) has recorded a total of 385 flood victims including 91 families today (Jan 13). The districts which were hit by floods are Kuching, Serian and Miri. In Kuching, four evacuation centres have been set up, namely Dewan Rekreasi Bimajaya, which holds 75 victims including 15 families; Balai Raya […]
Flash floods hit several areas
MIRI: Several areas in the city were hit by flash floods following the heavy downpours since last night. Among the areas affected were residential areas in Senadin, Lutong, Permyjaya, Tudan and Kuala Batu 1 in Kuala Baram. Minister of Transport Datuk Lee Kim Shin who is also Senadin assemblyman rushed to visit the areas affected […]
Orange weather alert for Kuching, Serian, Samarahan and Sri Aman
KUCHING: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a bad weather warning for Sarawak. Kuching, Serian, Samarahan and Sri Aman have been issued an ‘orange’ weather alert with continuous heavy rain. However, a sunny and dry weather with a maximum temperature of 32 degree Celsius is forecasted for Friday (Jan 15). Betong, Sarikei, Sibu and […]
House swept away, two on verge of collapse
PADAWAN: A house at Kampung Annah Sadir here was swept away by a landslide while two houses nearby are on the brink of collapse. Village chief Sagu Bakong said the incident happened around 3.30am on Tuesday (Jan 12) following heavy rain for the past few days. Fortunately, the owner of the house that was swept […]
Bad weather, heavy rain warning for Sarawak and Sabah
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a warning of bad weather and heavy rain in Sarawak and Sabah until Thursday (Jan 14). It said in a statement the heavy rain in Sarawak is forecast for the districts of Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu and Mukah. “Similar weather is also […]
MetMalaysia issues bad weather warning, heavy rain for several states until tomorrow
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) today issued a bad weather warning with heavy rains expected in Pahang, Sarawak, Johor and Sabah until tomorrow (Jan 12). MetMalaysia in a statement said heavy rains are also predicted in Maran, Kuantan, Bera, Pekan and Rompin in Pahang, and Segamat, Kluang, Mersing, Pontian, Kulai, Kota Tinggi and […]
