Tag - Civil Defence Force

Higher number of flood evacuees in Kedah, Penang and Perlis this morning

KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood evacuees across three affected states increased to 4,223 on Thursday (Sept 19) morning, with all of them housed in 42 temporary relief centres (PPS), compared to 3,560 people in 34 centres the previous night. Kedah, the hardest-hit state so far, saw an increase from 2,882 evacuees last night to 3,441...

Four-meter-long python captured in Kota Kinabalu home

KOTA KINABALU: A four-metre-long python was captured Sunday night (July 8) after it slithered into a cat's pen at a house in Taman Pulatan in Manggatal. Kota Kinabalu Civil Defence Force officer Captain Aizex Junior said they received a distress call from the house owner at 7.14pm. "On arrival, the owner of the house informed that the...

Pulau Gaya islanders catch 200kg croc lurking off KK city waters

KOTA KINABALU: A crocodile measuring over three metres was caught by islanders after trying to attack a child in the waters of Kampung Lok Baru on Pulau Gaya, off the city here. The 200kg reptile, which was believed to have been lurking in the waters off the city for months, was trapped by the villagers at...

Floods: Over 280 evacuated in Kedah, Perak

ALOR SETAR: More than 100 people were evacuated to temporary flood relief centres after their villages were hit by floods following several hours of heavy rain. In Kulim, 74 victims from 17 families in Kampung Padang Limau in Karangan were evacuated to the centre at Sekolah Agama Ihsaniah Jangkang which was activated at 12.12am on Friday...

Great snakes! 4.3m-long cobra slithers into prayer goods shop

GEORGE TOWN: A shop selling prayer goods in Paya Terubong here received an uninvited "customer" in the form of a 4.3m-long King Cobra. Northeast district Civil Defence Force officer Kapt (PA) Muhammad Aizat Abd Ghani said they received a distress call from the shopkeeper about the snake at 1.20pm on Friday (Dec 15). "Five firemen were dispatched...