Miraculous escape for family of seven
MIRI: A 33-year-old man and his six other family members, including his two-day-old son, miraculously escaped unhurt when their wooden house at Kampung Pasir, Lutong partially collapsed on Monday (July 12) morning. Recounted the shocking incident, Muhammad Ismail Abdullah told New Sarawak Tribune at the scene, “It happened around 11am when all of us, […]
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 […]
Woman trapped under rubble dies
KUCHING: An elderly woman was killed after she was trapped under the rubble following the collapse of her house’s kitchen area at Kampung Semariang Batu this morning. According to Petra Jaya fire station chief Azaharul Sahari, 72-year-old Hajijah Mahtar was pronounced dead by medical personnel due to a serious head injury. He noted that the […]
Lucky escape for 16 people
SIBU: Sixteen people from four families had the shock of their lives when their single-storey wooden house at Kampung Jeriah suddenly collapsed at 6.50pm on Friday. At the time of the incident, all of them were home. House owner Mohamad Mahdi, 64, said, “Before the incident, some of my children and I heard the […]
