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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
KARTALKAYA (Turkiye), Jan 22 — A huge fire ripped through a luxury hotel in a popular ski resort in northern Turkey before dawn on Tuesday, killing 76 people and injuring 51 others.
Some survivors said no fire alarms went off nor were there any fire escapes at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya which lies 170 kilometres (100 miles) northwest of Ankara.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said the fire started around 3.27am (0027 GMT) inside the luxury 12-storey hotel, which is perched on a mountaintop in Kartalkaya, about 40 kilometres from the north-western town of Bolu.
It was not clear what sparked the blaze but unconfirmed press reports said it began in the fourth-floor restaurant.
Several survivors and witnesses reported smelling smoke and seeing flames as early as 2.30am, with some saying there was a delay of at least “an hour” before the firefighters arrived.
The minister said “156 fire engines and 428 firefighters” were at the scene within 45 minutes.
Who was affected?
Yerlikaya said 76 people died and another 51 were injured. By Tuesday afternoon, 17 had been discharged, leaving 34 in hospital, one in intensive care
It was peak season for the hotel which had 238 guests staying, the minister said.
Many were there for the two-week winter break which began on Friday, the hotel advertising a double room for around 30,000 Turkish lira (RM3,770) full board.
By Tuesday night, 56 of the victims had been identified and 45 bodies returned to their families.
Among the victims were 14 members of the same family, the Turkish media reported on Wednesday.
What about the investigation?
In a statement, the Grand Kartal Hotel said it had family members staying there and was “very badly shaken by the tragedy”.
It said it was cooperating with the investigation which began Tuesday.
Yerlikaya said nine people were arrested, including the hotel’s owner.
Six prosecutors are looking into what caused of the fire, any possible negligence and who was responsible.
What have survivors said?
Several guests who managed to escape told Turkish media there were no alarms, no smoke detectors and no fire escapes.
Witnesses reported seeing trapped guests screaming for help from the upper floors or climbing out of windows using bedsheets as a rope to escape the flames.
But Tourism Minister Nuri Ersoy said the hotel had two fire escapes and had passed inspections “in 2021 and 2024”.
“No issues related to fire safety had been flagged by the fire department,” he said on Tuesday.
The pro-government Hurriyet newspaper however pointed to negligence.
“It was not the fire but the negligence which was responsible for so many deaths,” it said. — AFP
KUALA LUMPUR: Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini menzahirkan rasa sedih dan takziah terhadap mangsa yang terbabit dalam kejadian kebakaran di sebuah resort ski di Pergunungan Köroğlu, Türkiye yang mengorbankan 76 nyawa.
Beliau berkata, rakyat Malaysia hari ini bersama dengan warga dan kerajaan Turkiye yang sedang berkabung akibat tragedi itu.
"Saya berasa sedih dengan kejadian kebakaran dahsyat di sebuah resort ski di Pergunungan Köroğlu, Türkiye, yang secara tragis meragut 76 nyawa dan mencederakan ramai lagi.
"Doa dan rasa simpati saya kepada mangsa, keluarga mereka yang sedang berduka dan terkesan akibat tragedi ini.
"Malaysia berdiri bersama rakyat dan kerajaan Türkiye sewaktu negara itu berkabung atas tragedi ini," katanya dalam kenyataan di media sosialnya, hari ini.
Media antarabangsa hari ini melaporkan, sekurang-kurangnya 76 maut dalam kebakaran besar yang memusnahkan sebuah hotel di pusat peranginan ski popular di utara Turkiye, yang dipenuhi pengunjung untuk menikmati cuti musim sejuk mereka bersama keluarga.
Kebakaran di Hotel Grand Kartal di Kartalkaya berlaku sekitar jam 3:30 pagi (0030 GMT), mengeluarkan kepulan asap besar ke udara sehingga mencetuskan panik dalam kalangan pengunjungnya.
"Malangnya jumlah kematian kini 76 orang," kata Menteri Dalam Negeri, Ali Yerlikaya, pada malam Selasa, mengemas kini angka awal yang mencatatkan 66 kematian.
Beliau berkata, 52 daripada mangsa sudah dikenal pasti setakat ini, dengan pakar forensik berusaha untuk menentukan identiti yang lain dan kebanyakan mayat mangsa sudah diserahkan kepada keluarga mereka.
PETALING JAYA – Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim meluahkan kesedihan susulan kebakaran dahsyat di sebuah resort ski di Pergunungan Koroglu Turkiye, hingga meragut sekurang-kurangnya 76 nyawa dan ramai yang cedera.
Anwar menerusi hantaran pada platform X berkata, pada masa ini ingatan dan rasa simpati beliau bersama mangsa, keluarga terlibat dan mereka yang terkesan ekoran tragedi berkenaan.
“Malaysia berdiri dalam solidariti bersama rakyat dan kerajaan Turkiye ketika negara tersebut berkabung atas tragedi ini,” katanya.
Media antarabangsa melaporkan, sekurang-kurangnya 76 orang terbunuh, manakala berpuluh-puluh lagi cedera dalam kebakaran sebuah hotel dan resort ski di barat laut Turkiye, lapor akhbar The Sun UK semalam.
Kebakaran bermula sekitar pukul 3.27 pagi (waktu tempatan) di restoran tingkat 11 Hotel Grand Kartal di resort ski Kartalkaya.
Sebilangan tetamu yang panik cuba turun daripada bangunan menggunakan selimut dan cadar sebagai tali.
Menurut Gabenor Bolu, Abdulaziz Aydin, dua mangsa meninggal dunia selepas terjun dari tingkap bangunan untuk menyelamatkan diri. – KOSMO! ONLINE
KOTA BHARU - Banjir terburuk dalam tempoh 50 tahun melanda daerah Tumpat pada November tahun lalu memberi kesan mendalam kepada penduduk dan diabadikan melalui dikir barat.
Situasi menyedihkan itu dipahatkan di dalam lagu Banjir Kelantan 2024 ciptaan Tok Jogho, Mie Delima Merah yang turut terjejas pada banjir terbabit dan dipersembahkan oleh kumpulan dikir barat Nagasari dari Morak.
Pengurus kumpulan dikir barat Nagasari, Muhamad Affandi Mohd Gzali berkata, tambah unik apabila lagu terbabit tular di media sosial pada Disember tahun lalu dan kini mendapat permintaan tinggi untuk dipersembahkan ke undangan kenduri kahwin juga acara-acara keraian lain.
“Bait-bait lirik yang disampaikan dalam loghat Kelantan lagu ini menceritakan bencana banjir hingga menyebabkan kemusnahan beberapa rumah penduduk di Tumpat.
“Liriknya menyentuh hati pendengar dan sering mendapat permintaan untuk dipersembahkan walaupun dalam undangan majlis perkahwinan,” katanya kepada Sinar Harian pada Rabu.
Menurut Muhamad Affandi atau dikenali dengan nama Fendi Putra Tunggal, lagu Banjir Kelantan 2024 itu akan menjadi rujukan dan kenangan masa depan terhadap kejadian bencana tragis melanda daerah itu.
Katanya, kumpulan dikir barat Nagasari ditubuhkan pada 2017 itu dianggotai 20 belia berusia antara 17 hingga 35 tahun termasuk seorang lagi Tok Jogho, Nik Asmara, penyanyi, Fakru Anak Manja dan Alip Pertama Delima.
“Kami kerap mendapat undangan selepas memperkenalkan Banjir Kelantan 2024 lebih-lebih lagi pada musim cuti persekolahan.
“Seminggu sebanyak tiga kali undangan perlu dipenuhi di sekitar Kelantan, manakala sesi latihan dikir barat pula dilakukan pada waktu malam,” kata Muhamad Affandi.
Ujarnya, keahlian lima remaja belasan tahun dalam kumpulan itu juga adalah satu usaha penggerak seni dikir bakat sepertinya mengajak golongan itu menjalankan aktiviti yang sihat berbanding terjebak dengan gejala negatif lain seperti lumba haram.
“Kami di kumpulan pendikir sangat mengalu-alukan penyertaan remaja dalam aktiviti dikir barat.
“Selain dapat mengembangkan minat mereka, masa luang juga terisi dengan aktiviti bermanfaat,” katanya.
SIBU (Jan 23): A landslide struck near Rumah Sekapan Piit in Belaga near here today. Fortunately, no victims were involved in the incident.
The Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) in a statement said Belaga was alerted to the incident around 7am, and firefighters were despatched to the location, about six kilometres away.
“Upon arrival, the operation commander reported that the landslide occurred on a riverbank near the longhouse access road due to continuous overnight rain,” it added.
Bomba said despite the landslide, the road remains passable for vehicles.
“The firefighters installed caution tape and advised the longhouse residents to exercise caution when passing through the affected area.”