Downpour forces evacuation of 178 to PPS in Limbang
LIMBANG: A total of 178 individuals had to be evacuated to a temporary relief centre (PPS) after their homes were inundated by floods. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) reports that the victims are from Kampung Baru, Medamit. In order to provide shelter for the victims, the Medamit Community Hall PPS was opened at 4.30 […]
Rumah Peter Igoh fire victims moved to relief centre
KUCHING: Thirty-two families from Rumah Peter Igoh in Nanga Mujan Skrang that were affected by the fire in Betong have been transferred to a temporary relief centre (PPS) at Dewan Johnical Rayong in Engkelili. According to a spokesperson for the Civil Defence Force (APM), the PPS was opened at 6.30pm yesterday to cater for the […]
Uggah hopes flood mitigation can be speeded up
BETONG: Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas hopes that flood mitigation projects in areas prone to flooding in Debak can be accelerated. His concern was for areas like Kampung Lalang, Kampung Bungek, and Kampung Babu as floods have affected the residents during heavy rain and high tides. “There is already a flood mitigation project […]
Sarawak readies for floods, 625 centres available
KUCHING: Nothing is being left to chance as Sarawak prepares for floods with the onset of the monsoon season. The State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) on Tuesday (Jan 11)revealed an arsenal of measures it has lined up to mitigate the consequences of widespread flooding in light of heavy downpours of late. A total of 625 […]
Flood management in Sarawak — back then and now
Now, as soon as your house is flooded, rescue teams are dEspatched to help flood victims to evacuate to relief centres (PPS). – Zarena Abdullah, flood victim Having to face floods in Sarawak in the 1960s to 1980s cannot be compared with its experience now, according to two flood victims. Today, they said, almost all […]
Families flooded out!
SIMUNJAN: Eighteen families comprising 54 individuals from Kampung Simunjan Jaya had to vacate their houses due to flood and seek shelter at the temporary relief centre. State Disaster Management Committee secretariat spokesperson Major Ismail Mahedin said the victims were evacuated Tuesday. “All were sheltered at the Dewan Mesra Simunjan,” he said in a statement yesterday. […]
