Tag - Villages

Sabah flood evacuees remain unchanged at 695

KOTA KINABALU: The number of flood evacuees in Sabah remained unchanged at 695, comprising 217 families, as of 8am Tuesday. The Sabah Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a statement on Tuesday (May 6), said that 325 individuals from 103 families are currently sheltering at two temporary evacuation centres in the Sook district. The temporary evacuation centres are...

Landslide damages houses, bridges and roads in Kiulu

KOTA KINABALU: A villager in Kiulu district's Kampung Ranap kept a cool head and managed to get his family out of the house just before a landslide hit it on Monday (June 3) evening. Half the house was damaged in the incident, Abel George said when interviewed on Tuesday (June 4). “It had been raining non-stop since...

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...