By Sheena Fathil KUALA SELANGOR, Aug 26 — All parties including operators of campsites in the state have been reminded to be on the alert for natural disaster incidents and to follow all standard operating procedures (SOP) on site at all times for the safety of their patrons. Selangor executive...
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 24 — The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will review its standard operating procedures (SOPs) to better manage flash floods in the Federal capital, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
NEW DELHI, Aug 1 — The death toll of Tuesday's (July 30) massive landslides in India's southern state of Kerala rose to 256, confirmed the state's Health Minister Veena George today while speaking to the local press.
CHOORALMALA, July 31 — Hopes of finding survivors began to fade as hundreds of rescuers worked through slush and rocks and pulled out bodies from debris in the hills of India's Kerala state today, a day after 167 people were killed in monsoon landslides.
NEW DELHI, July 30 — The death toll from today's landslides in Kerala, India, has risen to nearly 100 as more bodies are recovered.
NEW DELHI, July 30 — The death toll in the multiple landslides that struck India's southern state of Kerala early today morning rose to 39 and hundreds are feared trapped under the rubble, local media reported.
JAKARTA, July 8 — At least six people were killed, four injured, and 26 others are missing after a landslide struck a community gold mine in Bone Bolango district, Gorontalo province, on northern Sulawesi Island yesterday.
ISTANBUL, June 6 — The Papua New Guinea government has announced it will relocate the affected residents of a massive landslide away from the hazardous site after over 2,000 people were killed.
By Sheeda Fathil SUBANG JAYA, May 30 — The slope stabilisation works at the landslide area along Jalan Wawasan in Taman Wawasan, Puchong, are expected to be completed by the end of this year. Subang Jaya Mayor Datuk Mohd Fauzi Mohd Yatim said the work on strengthening the site and structure...
SYDNEY, May 27 — More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea (PNG) last week, the national disaster centre said today, as treacherous terrain and the difficulty of getting aid to the site raises the risk few survivors will be found.
SYDNEY, May 26 — More than 4,000 people were likely impacted by a massive landslide that flattened a village in northern Papua New Guinea on Friday (May 24), humanitarian group CARE Australia said.
JAKARTA, May 14 — The number of people killed by flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 52 and more than 3,000 people were evacuated, authorities said on Tuesday.
TANAH DATAR, May 13 — Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province killed at least 37 people this weekend while the search for 17 missing people is still ongoing, authorities said on Monday.
JAKARTA, April 16 — A search-and-rescue team has found two more bodies in landslides in Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, bringing the death toll to 20, the National Disaster Management Agency said today.
JAKARTA, April 15 — Rescuers are ramping up efforts to find two missing individuals in Indonesia's South Sulawesi landslide disaster, which claimed 18 lives on Saturday (April 13), according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 28 — The number of flood victims in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, and Sabah has dropped to 26,914 as of noon today, compared to 28,032 recorded at 8am.
By Yasmin Ramlan SHAH ALAM, Dec 26 — Prompt action is being taken by the relevant authorities and developers of the Cendana residential area in Puncak Bestari, Bandar Puncak Alam, to prevent possible landslides from happening. This comes as its residents expressed fear of a potential...
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 3 — The Department of Mineral and Geoscience Malaysia (JMG) has identified 31 hotspots at risk of landslides nationwide during the northeast monsoon season.
By Azian Aziz SHAH ALAM, July 21 — The Ampang Jaya Municipal Council (MPAJ) has carried out tree-felling activities on 61 high-risk slopes to prevent landslides in the Ampang area, which have been carried out since June 22 for RM5.96 million. Its Engineering Department director Zafrul Fazry...
KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 — The Works Ministry (KKR) is constantly monitoring government-owned buildings that are at risk of collapsing following landslides near the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Academy (MACA) and the Integrity Institute of Malaysia (IIM) last month.
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