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42 mangsa banjir di 1 PPS P Pinang
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BUKIT MERTAJAM: Beberapa kawasan di Seberang Perai Tengah dan Utara dilanda banjir kilat susulan hujan lebat lebih tiga jam awal pagi tadi.
Antara lokasi dinaiki air ialah Taman Guar Perahu, Kampung Pelet, Penanti, Jalan Permatang Nibong, Permatang Pasir dan Kubang Semang.
Kampung Telok dekat Kawasan Perindustrian Sungai Lokan dan Taman Desa Murni dekat Sungai Dua, Merbau Kudung, Pajak Song serta sekitar Butterworth turut terjejas.
Jurucakap Angkatan Pertahanan Awam (APM) berkata, sebuah pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dibuka di Dewan Permatang Pasir, di sini, 7 pagi tadi yang menempatkan 42 mangsa daripada 13 keluarga.
APM menerima maklumat awal berlaku banjir kilat dan beberapa kawasan di Kubang Semang dinaiki air pada 2 pagi selepas hujan lebat kira-kira 1 pagi tadi.
“Tindakan awal dibuat dengan memindahkan mangsa ke Masjid Kubang Semang, sebelum mereka dipindahkan ke PPS sebaik ia dibuka 7 pagi ini,” katanya dalam kenyataan.
Hujan berhenti 3 pagi tadi dan air mula surut serta tiada sebarang kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan.
Flash floods in Seberang Perai force evacuations as heavy rain lashes Penang districts
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BUKIT MERTAJAM, April 21 — Several areas in the Seberang Perai Tengah and Seberang Perai Utara districts were hit by flash floods early this morning following more than three hours of heavy rain.
The affected areas included Taman Guar Perahu, Kampung Pelet, Penanti, Jalan Permatang Nibong, Permatang Pasir, and Kubang Semang.
Floodwaters also inundated Kampung Telok near the Sungai Lokan Industrial Area and Taman Desa Murni in Sungai Dua, Merbau Kudung, Pajak Song, and parts of Butterworth.
A Civil Defence Force (APM) spokesperson said a temporary relief centre (PPS) was opened at Dewan Permatang Pasir at 7am to shelter 42 victims from 13 families.
He said the APM received initial reports of flash floods and rising water levels in parts of Kubang Semang at 2am, following heavy rain that occurred around 1am.
“Early evacuation was carried out by moving affected residents to Masjid Kubang Semang before they were transferred to the PPS once it was opened at 7am,” he said in a statement.
He added that the rain stopped around 3am and floodwaters have begun to recede, with no injuries or fatalities reported. — Bernama
KOTA BARU: All 342 fire and rescue stations nationwide have been instructed to be on standby for the southwest monsoon transition.
Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said the directive was issued following recent flash floods in Selangor, Johor and Sabah.
"The country is currently experiencing the transition to the southwest monsoon, and we expect more extreme weather conditions.
"The current weather patterns, including flash floods, were anticipated. Therefore, I have instructed all fire and rescue stations nationwide to be prepared," he said.
Nor Hisham was speaking to reporters after attending the Excellent Service Award ceremony at the Kelantan Fire and Rescue Department headquarters here today.
He added that the department was concerned that flash floods during the monsoon transition could cause significant losses.
Firefighters have also been instructed to continue monitoring flood-prone areas nationwide, he said.
Nor Hisham said the department had identified 1,181 personnel nationwide as obese, while another 229 were found to have various health issues.
He said the individuals were identified through wellness programmes conducted since last year, which included body mass index (BMI) screenings.
"Of the 1,410 personnel who took part in the programme, more than 300 successfully reached the targeted BMI range.
"The department has more than 14,000 personnel nationwide, and 23 per cent of them fall under the obese and health-risk category.
"Following the programme, 306 personnel managed to meet the required BMI standards," he said.
GUA MUSANG: Pembentung berusia hampir 40 tahun yang pecah dikesan punca jalan di Kilometer 35, Jalan Gua Musang-Jeli, runtuh pada November tahun lalu.
Akibat kejadian itu, jalan yang menjadi laluan utama ke Jeli ditutup sepenuhnya kepada semua kenderaan sehingga menyebabkan penduduk dan beberapa agensi bergotong royong membina jalan lencongan sementara diperbuat daripada kayu dan batu.
Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Nenggiri, Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani, berkata Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) kini berusaha membina jalan baharu di laluan terbabit, namun ia mengambil masa kerana perlu melakukan kajian terperinci sebelum dimulakan.
"Saya dimaklumkan sebelum membina jalan baharu, beberapa faktor perlu diambil kira termasuk proses teknikal dan kajian pergerakan tanah supaya kejadian sama tidak berulang pada masa depan.
"Saya difahamkan pihak konsesi masih menunggu kelulusan pihak teknikal daripada segi reka bentuk jalan dan struktur tanah.
"Jalan itu memerlukan kerja tanah yang cukup besar dan proses teknikal perlu dibuat terperinci kerana di sekitar ini banyak kawasan cerun," katanya ketika ditemui di lokasi itu, hari ini.
Media sebelum ini melaporkan lebih 3,000 penduduk di lapan kampung di sekitar mukim Jerek, Gua Musang terjejas apabila Jalan Gua Musang-Jeli yang menjadi penghubung utama mereka runtuh akibat mendapan selepas hujan berterusan hujung November tahun lalu.
Pada Jumaat lalu pula, jalan lencongan sementara di Kilometer 35, Jalan Gua Musang-Jeli di sini ditutup kepada semua kenderaan apabila berlaku runtuhan tanah sepanjang 30 meter susulan hujan lebat.
Mohd Azmawi Fikri berkata, cadangan pembinaan jambatan Bailey sebelum ini bagi menggantikan jalan asal yang runtuh tidak dapat dilakukan, menyebabkan jalan lencongan sementara terpaksa dibina bagi memberi kemudahan laluan kepada pengguna.
"Sebelum ini kita bercadang membina jambatan Bailey, tetapi JKR memberi cadangan berlainan kerana keadaan di sini tidak sesuai untuk jambatan itu disebabkan banyak cerun dan pembetung lama berusia hampir 40 tahun yang menyebabkan runtuhan tanah.
"Pihak JKR mahu memastikan jalan baharu akan dibina selamat untuk kegunaan orang ramai kerana ia laluan utama termasuk bagi kenderaan berat," katanya
BUKIT MERTAJAM: A temporary relief centre has been opened at Dewan Permatang Pasir to shelter 42 victims following flash floods due to heavy rain on Penang’s mainland.
A Civil Defence spokesman said the victims from 13 families moved to the centre at 7am on Monday (April 21) after their houses were inundated by flood waters.
"The evacuees were from Penanti, Kampung Pelet, Taman Guar Perahu, Tanah Liat and the surrounding areas," said the spokesman.
Earlier, the victims were evacuated to the Kubang Semang mosque before they were transferred to the centre once it was opened at 7am.
The flood subsided after the rain stopped at about 5am. No casualties have been reported so far.