Water levels at Kpg Krusen Siu, Kpg Hilir, Kpg Hulu under control
SERIAN: The water levels at Kampung Krusen Siu, Kampung Hilir and Kampung Hulu here, are under control following monitoring by the Serian fire station on Sunday (Jan 16). Sarawak Fire Department assistant director of Operations Henderi Ardimansyah when contacted confirmed that there were no reports of emergency related to flood received by the station. “Fine […]
Normal water levels at river barrages
KUCHING: Despite flash flooding in several areas here, the water levels at the state barrages are still normal, said Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) acting controller Lt (Rtd) Ding Tiew Wong. In other words, Sarawak River remains as usual and the possibility of flood is not high. He said as usual the board is discharging water […]
Rising waters — and tempers
Petra Jaya’s Taman Murni folk fed up with flood inaction by authorities BY SUFIAN MOHIDIN KUCHING: With multiple areas and homes across the state affected by the king tide coupled with nonstop heavy rain, the misperception about flash floods continues to delay the immediate action to prevent such incidents from happening in the first place. […]
Minister assessing situation at Kuching Barrage
KUCHING: Sarawak Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin visited the Kuching Barrage to assess the water level within the Sungai Kuching catchment areas, which rose due to non-stop heavy rain that coincided with the king tide on Wednesday (Jan 13). This caused several low-lying areas here to experience flooding. Lee said 22 telemetry stations provided […]
SRB readies for possible floods
KUCHING: Sarawak Rivers Board (SRB) continues to monitor the water levels in major rivers throughout the state. It is now readying for floods in view of the coming monsoon season. The northeast monsoon is expected to start this month until March next year. Its chairman Dr Murni Suhaili said the Board had instructed all SRB […]
14-foot python found in chicken coop
LIMBANG: A 14-foot python was found curled inside a chicken coop at Kampung Tanjung Riman here during heavy flooding here. A Limbang Civil Defence Force (APM) force led by SM(PA) Haziq Haikal Hamdan rushed to the scene in response to an alert about the discovery by villagers around 8.40am. It took them nearly 30 minutes […]
