Landslide cuts off Lawas communities, affecting thousands amid heavy rain
LAWAS: Torrential rainfall last night (Dec 8) triggered a landslide, severing transportation routes to and from Lawas, impacting several villages and around 5,000 residents A Political Secretary to the Premier, Sam Laya, who was present at the landslide area, said the villages affected include Long Sukang, Long Luping, Long Semadoh, and Ba’kelalan. “Landslides happen quite […]
Authority caution residents on landslide threats
KANOWIT: The Kanowit Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has issued a caution to the residents of Rumah Umban Ranan here, advising vigilance when near landslide-prone areas. The department’s chief, Arrahman Chik, said that a distress call was received at 8.30 am this morning, which resulted in the deployment of a rescue team to the site. […]
Landslide damages longhouse road
SUBIS: A landslide caused extensive damage to half of the road in front of the Jalan Chatting longhouse here following heavy rain yesterday evening. The longhouse, which has 199 residents, is sited along the destroyed road. “No casualties were reported during the landslide incident, alleviating concerns about potential harm to residents. “Notably, the Public Works […]
Road in Julau still accessible despite morning landslide
JULAU: A landslide occurred in Jalan Entabai, Julau, at 3am today. The public has reported that a landslide happened early this morning, causing road users difficulty passing through. The Civil Defence Force (APM) from Julau, led by an officer and three other APM personnel, went to the site to do an inspection at 8.30am. According […]
Batang Kali heroes Denti and Frankie in action in Turkiye
GAZIANTEP (Turkiye): K9 superheroes from the Batang Kali landslide rescue work, Denti & Frankie – now in Malaysia’s search and rescue (SAR) team to Turkiye – are always prepared to serve even though they are on foreign land. The action of the two tracker dogs, named Denti and Frankie, belonging to the Malaysian Fire and […]
Houses in perilous state after landslide
SELANGAU: A landslide which occurred at Rumah Impu, Sungai Buloh, placed two semi-detached houses at risk last night (Jan 29). A spokesman for the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Selangau station were promptly deployed to the scene following a distress call around 9.20pm. The landslide occurred behind the houses, which were inhabited […]
Landslide occurs in front of houses at Kpg Koran Mawang
SERIAN: A landslide has occurred in front of two houses at Kampung Koran Mawang here yesterday (Jan 28). However, no injuries or casualties were reported among the 27 tenants from both houses. A spokesman from the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) said firemen from Serian station were deployed to the scene after receiving a distress […]
Landslide: Police to call up more people to assist investigations
BATANG KALI: Police will be calling up more individuals to help the investigations into Friday’s landslide tragedy at the Fathers’ Organic Farm campsite, Gohtong Jaya here, including victims who survived the disaster. Hulu Selangor district police chief Supt Suffian Abdullah said this may be done in “a week or two ” considering the condition and […]
15 more bodies from Batang Kali landslide identified
KUALA LUMPUR: Fifteen more bodies recovered from the landslide location at the Father’s Organic Farm campsite in Gohtong Jaya, have been identified as at 1pm today. Of the 24 bodies recovered so far, 21 have been identified. The National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) said the identification process was conducted using three methods, namely DNA, finger […]
Batang Kali landslide: Fire Dept finds 4 new leads
BATANG KALI: The Selangor Fire and Rescue Department found four new leads today on the possibility of finding bodies under the rubble of the landslide that occurred at a campsite along the Batang Kali-Genting Highlands route here. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department director Datuk Norazam Khamis said the use of ground penetrating radar (GPR) was […]
