Sections

About

Get the app

Follow us on

Malaysia

S’wak floods force Lawas Airport shutdown, all flights cancelled

Runway flooded due to heavy rain, says state Fire and Rescue Dept

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 01 Nov 2022 4:12PM

S’wak floods force Lawas Airport shutdown, all flights cancelled
The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department confirmed Lawas Airport’s shutdown until further notice. – Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department pic, November 1, 2022

by Stephen Then

MIRI – Lawas Airport in northernmost Sarawak has been closed due to floods, and all flights have been cancelled.

The Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department confirmed the airport’s shutdown until further notice.

It said the runway at this border airport, which serves the interior destinations of Bario and Ba’Kelalan, has been flooded due to heavy rain.

Lawas, situated by the Sarawak-Sabah border, is also a link to Miri and Kota Kinabalu in Sabah. – The Vibes, November 1, 2022

Related News

Malaysia / 1w

Sarawak seeks China collaboration to fix growing doctor shortage

Malaysia / 2w

What matters: Policies that truly understand the rakyat

Malaysia / 4w

PJ MP slammed for ‘media statements without solutions’

Malaysia / 1mth

Sarawak wants to take over several more strategic entities from the Federal Government

Malaysia / 1mth

Author warns against taking Sabah, Sarawak harmony for granted

Malaysia / 1mth

Heavy rains trigger flash floods in several locations around the Klang Valley (video)

Spotlight

Malaysia

Anwar congratulates Modi on becoming India's longest-serving elected PM

Malaysia

Missing jewellery: Rosmah ordered to pay RM67.5 million

People

Malay kampongs in Bangkok: Echoes of southern heritage in Thailand’s capital

Opinion

Johor MB’s exclusionary rhetoric betrays the people, exposes UMNO’s political hypocrisy

Malaysia

Johor and NS polls first major test of post PAS-Bersatu political order

Malaysia

Claimed installation of 12th N. Sembilan ruler invalid - Pengelola Bijaya Diraja

Malaysia

4WD driver who drove backwards on highway nabbed, positive for drugs (video)

By Ian McIntyre

Malaysia

Seven in ten Malaysian workers earn RM5k or less - economist

You may be interested

Malaysia

BN to contest solo in Negeri Sembilan state election - Ahmad Zahid

Malaysia

Ambulance carrying two injured men crashes en route to hospital after MPV collision in Besut

Malaysia

Bersatu vows to remain in Perikatan Nasional after PAS ends political ties

Malaysia

Eight Myanmar nationals arrested in wildlife raid at durian plantation in Kuala Krai

Malaysia

Seven in ten Malaysian workers earn RM5k or less - economist

Malaysia

Anwar congratulates Modi on becoming India's longest-serving elected PM

Malaysia

Man blames 'lack of love' for sexual assault on teens

Malaysia

Fiscal deficit target under pressure as surging subsidy costs test Malaysia’s consolidation plans