KOTA KINABALU: The last 54 displaced residents sheltering at the Sekolah Kebangsaan Sukau relief centre in Kinabatangan were allowed to return home on Sunday (Feb 16). The flood victims, from 13 families across two villages, packed up their belongings after Kinabatangan district officer Willey Lampaki officially declared the relief centre closed at 11.05am. Most had been staying...
BINTULU: Surrounded by floodwaters for about three weeks, the Mulo longhouse now resembles a small isolated island because of the ongoing disaster. Located in Nanga Penyarai, about a two-hour river journey from Tatau town, the longhouse was cut off when the only land route to the nearest town became impassable due to the floods. Tuai rumah (village...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Flood situation in Sarawak has completely recovered, while in Pahang, the number of evacuees in temporary evacuation centres has seen a small rise and in Sabah, the situation remains unchanged as of 8pm on Friday (Jan 17). In SARAWAK, according to the State Disaster Management Committee (JBPN), all 44 evacuees from 22 families, who...
KOTA BARU: The Irrigation and Drainage Department (DID) has forecast potential flooding in the river basins of nine districts in Kelantan from this Saturday (Jan 4) to Monday next week. It said in a statement on Wednesday (Jan 1) that the districts potentially affected are Tumpat, Pasir Mas, Kota Bharu, Pasir Puteh, Bachok, Tanah Merah, Machang,...
TUMPAT: Vegetable prices are expected to stabilise by March next year, following the end of the northeast monsoon season, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu. The Agriculture and Food Security Minister said that unpredictable weather patterns have led to a reduced vegetable supply, thus causing a surge in prices. "Every monsoon season, this issue arises, and we have...
KOTA BARU: Floods are expected to hit nearly 37 villages near Sungai Kelantan, Sungai Nal, Sungai Pahi, Sungai Lebir, Sungai Durian, Sungai Pergau, Sungai Salor and Sungai Tebing in Kuala Krai from Tuesday (Dec 17) to Wednesday. The Irrigation and Drainage Department issued the warning following the alert-level continuous rain forecast by the Malaysian Meteorological Department...
PETALING JAYA: The next monsoon surge for Malaysia is expected to take place from Monday to Friday (Dec 16 to 20), says the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia). In an advisory issued on Thursday (Dec 12), it said this could cause continuous rain on the east coast of the peninsula. Also expected to see continuous rain during this...
KUALA LUMPUR: Floods have severely affected Malaysia's rice production this year, with about 5.3 million 10kg bags of potential harvest "lost" to date, says Datuk Arthur Joseph Kurup. "This year's floods are exceptionally severe and affected our nation's rice production. "Until now, we have lost 5.3 million 10kg bags of rice due to the floods affecting our...
KUALA LUMPUR: The situation in flood-hit Terengganu, Perak, Kelantan, Kedah, Melaka, Johor and Pahang has continued to improve. In TERENGGANU, only five people from one family remained at a relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Rhu Sepuluh, Setiu as at 4 pm, compared to 1,052 people on Friday morning (Dec 6). The State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) Secretariat...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims placed at temporary relief centres in Pahang continued to rise while a slight drop was recorded in seven states - Kelantan, Terengganu, Kedah, Negeri Sembilan, Johor, Melaka and Perlis - as of 4pm on Sunday (Dec 1). Meanwhile, the flood situation in SELANGOR has fully recovered after the relief...
