Flood evacuees in Kuching allowed to return home
KUCHING: Flood victims in the district who were evacuated to temporary relief centres (PPS) last Saturday have been allowed to return home today. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said the relief centres at Dewan Sinaran Lumut and the Dewan Kampung Sungai Bedaun were closed at 11am. A total of 91 individuals from 18 families […]
PWD told to be on standby for floods
KUCHING: The Public Works Department (PWD) will have to be on standby mode to repair damaged roads due to flooding, following a directive from Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas. Uggah said committees and agencies involved, namely the District Disaster Management Committee and Divisional Disaster Management Committee, were instructed to be prepared in view […]
91 evacuated to PPS in Kuching
KUCHING: A total of 91 individuals had to be evacuated to temporary relief centres (PPS) in the district due to the continuous downpour since Friday. The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) reports that 18 families from Kampung Sinaran Lumut and Kampung Sungai Bedaun were among the flood victims. In order to provide the victims with […]
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 […]
172 victims remain in relief centres at 3 pm
KUCHING: The number of flood victims in Kuching, Bau and Siburan districts has decreased to 172 people involving 50 families as at 3 pm today (Mar 1), compared to 282 people in the morning. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), there are now five temporary relief centres (PPS) opened to accommodate the victims […]
Evacuate when told, Uggah tells affected residents
KUCHING: The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) is appealing to residents in flood-affected areas to evacuate to temporary relief centres (PPS). Its chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas made appeal after visiting the flood victims at the Surau Nur Hidayah temporary centre in Kampung Batu Kitang Jaya and the SJK Chung Hua Batu Kawa centre […]
282 flood victims placed at six temporary relief centres
KUCHING: The number of flood victims in Kuching, Bau and Siburan districts has increased to 282 people, involving 67 families, this morning compared to 127 people yesterday (Feb 28). The Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) said that as at 10am, six relief centres were opened to accommodate the victims. In Kuching, the Surau Nur Hidayah […]
Landslide hit longhouse residents asked to move
SIBU: Rumah Panjang Brawang residents in Nanga Tada Resettlement Scheme have been ordered to move following the landslide that affected the longhouse on Feb 4 this year. Ngemah Assemblyman Anyi Jana said the State Divisional Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) Sibu had conducted a survey of the location of the longhouse last Feb 7. “As a […]
Flood forces 56 to be evacuated to PPS
LUNDU: Continuous heavy downpour since yesterday (Jan 25), has caused 56 individuals here to be evacuated to temporary relief centres (PPS). The flood victims from 17 families are from Kampung Sebat Dayak and Kampung Sebat Melayu. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), the PPS at SK Sebat and Kampung Sebat Dayak Hall were […]
Sarawak mounts temperature screening to curb Covid-19
KUCHING: All overseas travellers will now have to undergo body temperature screening upon their arrival at Sarawak’s international point of entry. According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (SDMC), those with fever or symptoms through self-declaration or self-referral or referred by the flight crew will be given a slip for a Covid-19 test at a […]
