Environment news in Kampung Kut Daro Sarawak

1. JAS steps up air quality monitoring as Sarikei landfill fire 87% doused

   4 hours ago The Sun Tapak Pelupusan Sampah Selalang, Sarikei, Sarawak 48.5 km

   Malaysia's Environment Department is strengthening air quality monitoring and open burning prevention amid hot, dry weather. A fire at the Selalang landfill in Sarikei, Sarawak, covering 1.5 hectares, is 87% extinguished. JAS Sarawak is using drones to assess the fire's impact on the local environment.

2. Cause of fish deaths along Sarawak River still unknown, says Dr Safiee

   1 day ago Saluran 122 Tebingan Sungai Sarawak 48.1 km

   Hundreds of fish have been found dead along the Sarawak River waterfront, particularly around Kampung Boyan and Kampung Gersik in Kuching. The Sarawak Rivers Board, together with the state Agriculture Department and NREB, is awaiting laboratory results from water and fish samples taken on 12 and 14 September. The cause of the deaths has not yet been determined.

3. Windstorm damages roofs of three longhouses in Bawang Assan

   2 days ago Sarawak Tribune Bawang Assan 42.3 km

   A strong windstorm and heavy rain hit longhouses in Nanga Tutus, Bawang Assan, this morning, damaging roofs and facilities and affecting nine households. Building materials for roof repairs were provided to the families after Bawang Assan assemblyman Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh visited the site to assess the damage.

4. Forest fire in Kampung Kut, Daro 90 percent extinguished

   1 week ago Saluran 122 Kampung Kut, Daro, Sarawak 2.9 km

   A forest fire in Kampung Kut, Daro, Sarawak has burned 7.9 hectares of an eight-hectare area. Firefighting operations on the seventh day managed to control the blaze, with only an estimated 0.1 hectares still burning. The operation involved multiple agencies including fire, police and civil defense.

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6. New forest fire detected in Pulau Bruit

   1 week ago Saluran 122 Jalan Sungai Nai, Pulau Bruit, Sarawak 5.7 km

   A new forest fire has been detected along Jalan Sungai Nai in Pulau Bruit, Sarawak, affecting an estimated three hectares. Firefighters from the Daro fire station are battling the blaze, facing challenges from hot weather, thick smoke, and limited water access.