Published on: Tuesday, January 26, 2021
By: Ahmad Apong
The fuse box that caught fire.
BEAUFORT: Swift action by the Fire and Rescue Station to extinguish a fire, believed to have started from the main fuse box, saved the Datuk Seri Panglima Mohd Dun Hall from getting razed.
Beaufort Fire and Rescue Station Chief Mohammad Hasbollah Nenggok said the incident occurred at 3.52pm last Wednesday in the briefing room after one of the officers smelled smoke.
“Preliminary investigation showed that the fire was caused by overload due to the use of many electrical items in the room.
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“The Fire and Rescue team comprising eight personnel, a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) vehicle and one Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) ensured no other fire risks in the area,” he said.
KOTA KINABALU: The state government-linked Sabah Economic Development Corporation (Sedco) will take the lead in flood mitigation management for flood-prone Beaufort district, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
Hajiji said this would include proposed measures to deepen the Padas River there and realign its riverbanks, among other measures. On the part of the state government, we will take into consideration all proposals because we are not going to relent in our efforts to address the flood problem in Beaufort, ” he added.
Beaufort was one of the districts in Sabah inundated following downpours and high tides last week, but the district is known to be flood-prone, especially if heavy rains occur at the interior divisions of Tenom and Keningau as rainwater flows down the rivers towards Beaufort.
Published on: Thursday, January 14, 2021
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: The flood situation in Sabah and Sarawak has worsened with an increase in the number of evacuees, while the opposite situation is reported in Johor, Pahang and Kelantan Wednesday evening.
A check at infobanjir.water.gov.my this afternoon found Sungai Padas in Beaufort, Malihah in Kuching; Sungai Jelai in Lipis and Sungai Pahang in Lubuk Paku, Maran and in Serambi, Pekan, Pahang; as well as Sungai Golok in Kuala Jambu, Kelantan still recording readings above the danger level.
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) forecast rain and thunderstorms to continue to hit Sarawak and Sabah until Jan 19.
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Motorists attempt to drive through flood waters on Jalan Datuk Panglima Banting in Penampang, Sabah September 15, 2020. Picture by Firdaus Latif / Malay Mail.
Kota Kinabalu: A total of 1,765 people from 567 families in four districts are now housed at 10 temporary relief centres (PPS) following floods due to heavy rains since Sunday.
The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a statement, said 976 victims from 300 families in Kudat took refuge at three PPS which were opened Monday, as of Tuesday at 4pm.
The PPS were at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tun Dato Hj Mustapha (90 people from 14 families), Rest House Lama Karakit (15 people from three families) and SK Sikuati (871 people from 283 families).