PETALING JAYA: Thousands of people, including Malaysians, remain stranded in Hat Yai due to high water levels and strong currents, says Wisma Putra in a statement on Wednesday (Nov 26). The Foreign Ministry said coordinated rescue efforts have continued to make steady progress and that assistance would continue until all Malaysians are safely evacuated. “A total of...
KUALA TERENGGANU: Flooding in Terengganu has fully receded, with all 68 victims from 24 families in Besut allowed to return home on Tuesday (Nov 25). Terengganu Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) director Colonel (PA) Mohd Zul Khairi Shamsuddin said the victims had been housed at the temporary relief centre (PPS) at Sekolah Kebangsaan Kuala Besut. He urged...
PETALING JAYA: Three temporary relief centres (PPS) have been deactivated in the state. The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department said in a statement on Tuesday (Nov 25) that current flood statistics showed a total of 787 families (2,906 victims) being placed at the 21 still active PPS. It added that the districts most affected by the floods...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A total of 851 temporary relief centres have been completed in preparation for the North-East Monsoon season which is expected to begin in the middle of this month. State disaster management committee deputy chairman Datuk Hanafiah Mat said the centres have a total capacity of 214,392 evacuees. Hanafiah, who is also the state infrastructure, utilities and...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, commended the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) on its 10th anniversary on Wednesday (Oct 1), hoping the agency would continue to progress as the nation's bulwark in disaster management, working towards a safe, resilient and prosperous Malaysia. In a video posted on all social media platforms, Anwar stated...
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -More than 160 people were killed during heavy rain and flooding in northwestern Pakistan over the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. A helicopter on a rescue mission in the flood-hit province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa crashed due to the bad weather, killing the fivecrewmembers. (Reporting by Pakistan bureau, writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; editing by...
LONDON: Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to strengthen cross-border disaster preparedness efforts, particularly in managing flood risks along Sungai Golok. This follows a bilateral meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his Thai counterpart, Anutin Charnvirakul on June 4. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Eighth Session of the...
SHAH ALAM: Several areas in Selangor were affected by flash floods following heavy rainfall since early Wednesday (April 23) morning. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant operations director Ahmad Mukhlis Mukhtar said the affected areas were in Sungai Buloh, Petaling Jaya and Subang Jaya. According to him, 86 homes were impacted, however, no evacuations have been reported. In...
KOTA BARU: The Sultan of Kelantan, Sultan Muhammad V, has expressed deep concern over security issues along the Malaysia-Thailand border. In his royal address at the opening of the Third Term of the 15th Kelantan State Legislative Assembly, His Royal Highness said there was an urgent need to finalise the proposal for constructing a wall and...
The Petaling District Disaster Management Committee has opened two temporary relief shelters for residents in Klang and Shah Alam affected by floods following heavy rain on Friday (April 11) morning. Petaling district officer Huzunul Khaidil Mohammed, who is also its disaster committee chairman, said the shelters are located at Dewan Kenanga in Section 28 for affected...
