accident & disaster
LETTER | Please offer cash to families affected by tragedies
The government must make this a standard practice.
V Thomas
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2 years ago
LRT passengers recount horror of being flung by impact of collision
Afiq Luqman Mohd Baharudin, 27, says he suffered injuries to his head, left leg and chest.
Bernama
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4 years ago
Car split in half after firecrackers exploded, one dead
UPDATED 8.20am | A lightning strike was initially suspected but it was later found that the vehicle was carrying fireworks.
Siti Hajar Husna Che Hassin
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4 years ago
Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades
The express train travelling out of Taipei, with almost 500 aboard, hit a construction truck that slipped into its path.
Reuters
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4 years ago
Yoursay: While justice is blind, M’sians are ‘driven’ by race
YOURSAY | ‘When reacting in grief, they may be those who will shift the blame to others.’
Yoursay
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5 years ago
Body of second missing Sarawakian angler found
The victim was one of three who went missing while fishing in Lawas.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Injured Belgian climber rescued from Mt Kinabalu
Vanden Broere Elien was taken down in a stretcher by a Mountain Search and Rescue Team.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Living conditions 'rapidly deteriorating' after storm in Bahamas
UN World Food Programme warning comes amid announcement that Dorian death toll could rise.
Reuters
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6 years ago
At least eight dead from California boat fire, 26 missing
Fire broke out aboard the Conception while it was moored just off the shore of Santa Cruz Island.
Reuters
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6 years ago
Engineers found guilty of gross negligence in Tg Bungah landslide
According to SCI report, one engineer carried out remote supervision via WhatsApp.
Susan Loone
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6 years ago
Media invited to join search for Nora Anne
Prior to this, media were only allowed to wait near the resort where the Irish teenager went missing.
Bernama
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6 years ago
171 schools in Kedah damaged by freak storm
State exco says some repairs will take up to a month to complete.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Plus ready to cooperate in probe into motorist's death
Man and his wife allegedly ran over a man who attacked their vehicle with a baseball bat.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Salahuddin: Aid on the way to northern farmers impacted by freak storm
He says inspections on farms in the north will be carried out by Mada and state agricultural offices.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Penang International Airport cleans up after storm
21 flights delayed and two cancelled, but none were injured during the ordeal.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Search for Nora Anne continues despite Aidiladha celebrations
SAR team members given time off to perform prayers at Masjid Kariah Pantai in Seremban.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Death toll in eastern China rises to 30 as storm moves north
UPDATED 5PM | Typhoon Lekima damages more than 173,000ha of crops and 34,000 homes in Zhejiang.
Reuters
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6 years ago
S'gor to provide aid to 508 households affected by storm
RM500 in immediate relief will be provided to each household.
Bernama
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6 years ago
First Penan volunteer firefighter unit set up in Sarawak
The unit will serve the villages of Long Kevok, Long Leng, Long Urang, Long Liwok and Long Nan.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Khalid assures transparent probe of Kerinchi PPR lift crash
Eight sustained injuries after the lift they were in malfunctioned and fell five floors.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Tremor felt in Beluran after 3.2-magnitude quake
The incident was recorded 33km south of Pitas with a depth of 680km.
Bernama
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6 years ago
Driver, patient killed after ambulance skids on highway
UPDATED 4.14PM | Driver identified as Mohd Hafidz Mohd Bahari, 37, and the patient as Azizah Dolah, 66.
Bernama
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6 years ago
British military called in to stop dam collapsing
Officials say the dam, holding back 300 million gallons of water, is in danger of failing, putting lives at risk.
Reuters
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6 years ago