Wisma Putra evacuates citizens amid severe floods, landslides in northern states of South Asian nation

Communication links with rescuers, residents remain disrupted, four dead, more still missing

YANGON, July 29 — Approximately 2,267 people from 461 households were evacuated in four townships of eastern Myanmar's Shan state due to flooding, according to the Myanmar Fire Services Department today, Xinhua reported.

PHNOM PENH, July 26 — Ongoing military clashes along the Cambodian-Thai border have forced thousands of villagers in northern Cambodia to flee their homes since fighting broke out on Thursday (July 23) morning.

JAKARTA, June 30 — The Indonesian government has evacuated its 97 citizens from Iran and 26 from Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and the Arabah area, following tensions in those regions, said Foreign Minister Sugiono.

SEPANG, June 23 — A total of 24 individuals, including 17 Malaysians, who were evacuated from Iran following escalating conflict in the country, have safely returned home.

JAKARTA, June 21 — Indonesia has evacuated 100 of its citizens from Iran and Israel amid rising tensions in the region, said Foreign Minister Sugiono today.

JAKARTA, June 20 — Indonesia’s military has said that it is prepared to evacuate hundreds of citizens from conflict-hit areas in Iran and Israel, as it deploys a 34-member Crisis Response Team to support the operation.

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The Foreign Ministry is finalising its efforts to repatriate Malaysian citizens and their family members from Iran amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict.

PUTRAJAYA, June 18 — All Malaysians in Iran registered with the Embassy in Tehran are safe and accounted for, based on the latest information, said the Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra).

NILAI, June 18 — The Higher Education Ministry (MOHE) has urged Malaysian students currently in Iran to leave the country immediately and report to the Malaysian Embassy in Tehran following the escalating situation there.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 15 — The number of flood evacuees in Johor, while the figures in Perak, Pahang, and Sarawak remained as at 8am today.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 13 — The number of flood evacuees in relief centres in Pahang rose slightly while those in Johor, Sarawak and Perak did not shift much.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 12 — The number of flood victims at temporary relief centres in Johor rose this afternoon, while the situation in Perak was largely unchanged.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 9 — The flood situation in several states is improving with the last temporary evacuation centre (PPS) in Kedah closed this evening, while Kelantan and Perak’s flood evacuees have shrunk in number and the situation remained unchanged in Johor.

JAKARTA, Nov 13 — The Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta is working to evacuate 83 Malaysians stranded in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, following the closure of Komodo International Airport due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano on Flores Island.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — The Foreign Ministry (Wisma Putra) has confirmed that a Malaysian family of six safely arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) today morning from Lebanon.

JAKARTA, Oct 2 — Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has called for the immediate evacuation of Indonesian citizens in Lebanon following the escalating Israeli attacks in the Middle Eastern country, reported Xinhua.

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 1 — The Foreign Ministry, through its mission in Beirut, is preparing to evacuate 15 Malaysians and three of their foreign spouses from Lebanon following the deteriorating security situation there.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — The number of flood victims in Kedah rose to 8,898 people as at 8 am today, up from the 8,066 reported last night.