Thunderstorm havoc in Sibu; one area looks like a ‘war zone’, says SMC chairman
SIBU: Heavy rain and thunderstorms here wreaked havoc, causing at least 15 trees to fall in several parts of the town yesterday. It was a situation rarely seen by residents of the town, prompting Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) chairman Clarence Ting to describe one affected area at Jalan Merdeka Barat as a ‘war zone’. Ramadan […]
Rainy weather: Take care, folks
KUCHING: Thunderstorms and heavy rain are forecast in Sarawak until 1 pm today. Tthe Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said the affected areas will be Kuching, Serian, and Samarahan divisions. Further up, the divisions of Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu, Mukah and Kapit (Song) will also be affected. A thunderstorm warning is issued when there are […]
Heavy rain, thunderstorms expected in Kuching until 2pm today
KUCHING: Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecasted to occur in several areas in Sarawak from now until 2pm today (Mar 18). In a statement issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) at 9am today, it pointed out that the affected areas will be Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, and Miri. A thunderstorm warning is issued when there […]
Possible thunderstorms, heavy rains in 10 districts
KUCHING: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) yesterday issued a warning of possible thunderstorms, heavy rain and strong winds in 10 districts in Sarawak. According to MetMalaysia on its Facebook page yesterday, the affected areas are Kuching, Samarahan, Betong, Sarikei (Pakan and Julau), Sibu, Mukah ( Matu and Dalat), Kapit (Song),Bintulu (Tatau), Miri (Subis) and Limbang. […]
Isolated thunderstorms and heavy rain expected in coming week
KUCHING: Isolated thunderstorms are expected in the inland areas of Sarawak until next week. According to the warning issued by the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), the isolated thunderstorms are expected to occur in the afternoon and at night from today (Jan 27) until next Thursday (Feb 2). Except on Monday (Jan 30), there will be […]
Continuous rain warning for Sarawak, Sabah, Labuan
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued an alert warning of continuous rain in several parts of Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan from Oct 29 until Oct 31. According to the statement, for Sarawak, the areas are Mukah, Bintulu, Miri (Subis, Beluru, Miri and Marudi), and Limbang, while in Sabah, it involves the interior […]
MetMalaysia warns of continuous rain in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak is expected to experience continuous rain in several parts of the state. The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said among the areas that could be affected are Bintulu, Subis, Beluru, Miri. Marudi and Limbang and is expected to last from today (Oct 17) until tomorrow. The bad weather is also expected to spread to […]
Rainy days ahead in Sarawak
BY RACHEL MINA KUCHING: Sarawakians will be experiencing more wet days ahead, said the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). Thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected to occur daily over the interior parts of Sarawak this week as a result of the ongoing weak phase (monsoon break) of the southwest monsoon and is expected to last until […]
Watch out for flash floods
KUCHING: People have been advised to take precautions as flash floods caused by rain or thunderstorms are common during this time of the year. Sarawak Meteorological Department director Haburi Hamdan said however it is not widespread as compared with the northeast monsoon period. He said as the country is now in the southwest monsoon period, […]
Heavy rain, thunderstorm almost every evening
KUALA LUMPUR: Heavy rain and thunderstorm hitting most parts of the west coast of the peninsula is not an extraordinary or extreme weather phenomenon, says Department of Meteorology Malaysia (MetMalaysia) director-general, Jailan Simon. He explained that this condition was due to the country currently going through the monsoon transition phase which usually caused heavy rain […]
