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Three primary schools, one village flooded

MIRI: Following excessive rain during the past few days in Ulu Baram three primary schools and a village here got inundated by floods. ThE schools are Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Long Lenei, SK Long Panai, SK Penghulu Baya Mallang and the village is Kampung Long Panai. At SK Penghulu Baya Mallang, according to Miri Fire and […]

Main road condition irks residents

MUKAH: Residents in Tanjung Pedada expressed their frustration over the main road connecting the residents to the outlying areas that are now flooded again since Jan 12. According to Tuai Rumah (TR) Mawar Awang previously, his people had voiced out to upgrade the road due to the current problem. “There was no news on our […]

Low-lying areas in northern region flooded

MIRI: Heavy rains for the past few days overwhelmed several low-lying areas in the northern region on Wednesday (Sept 16). Several areas, including the state’s longest longhouse with 600 residents in Kampung Long Bemang, upper Baram, were inundated. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) secretariat said floods in other parts were seen subsiding. In areas […]

Floods swell after days of heavy rain

SIBU: Low-lying areas here were inundated by flash floods over the past few days. According to Sibu Resident Charles Siaw, it is due to heavy rain over the past several days which also coincided with the high tide. “The authorities are monitoring the situation closely,” he told reporters on Monday (September 7). The flash floods […]

Floodwaters inundate 10 Sabah districts by noon

KOTA KINABALU:  Another five districts in Sabah have been hit by floods as at 12 pm today, bringing the total number of districts inundated to 10 from five at 8 am this morning, following heavy rain since yesterday. The five new districts affected by the floods are Tenom, Pitas, Beaufort, Membakut and Papar, besides the […]

Flood inundates Sg Tenggang section

KUCHING: Part of the Pan Borneo Highway linking Sri Aman to Kuching at Sg Tenggang, was inundated with floodwaters due to heavy rain yesterday morning. State Disaster Management Committee secretariat chief Major Ismail Mahedin said the heavy downpour, coupled with clogged drainage (culvert), had caused water to overflow which led to the flooding. “According to […]