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KUALA LUMPUR: The people of quake-hit Myanmar have flooded the comments section of a Facebook post by the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart) to thank the Malaysian government for sending the specialist rescue unit.
A 50-member Smart team has been deployed to Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the country late on Friday, just two days before the major holiday of Hari Raya Aidilfitri in Malaysia.
Myanmar nationals expressed gratitude to the Malaysian government for sending the Smart team and for the team's efforts working through Hari Raya.
The Facebook post detailed that the team managed to recover two bodies under the rubble during a nine-hour operation from 9am to 6pm yesterday.
Facebook user Thomas KD commented on the post saying "Thank you so much for coming to Myanmar to help, instead of celebrating Hari Raya with your family. May God bless you and your entire family."
While most comments were positive, a number of them were worried that the military junta in control of Myanmar would disrupt the efficiency of the operations.
"We are grateful for the humanitarian aid for Myanmar's earthquake victims. However, since the recipient on Myanmar's side is the military junta, we are deeply concerned that the aid will not effectively reach the people who are truly in need," user Thi Ha Naing Zaw said.
Another user Hsu May Nwe said: "So much appreciation. How kind of them. Shame about our military, we also worry about the safety of all of you."
About 2,000 people have so far been reported dead following Friday's earthquake.
To date, China, India, the United States, Vietnam, South Korea, Thailand, Russia, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, the Philippines and Taiwan.
SUBANG JAYA: Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat (JBPM) menjangkakan kebakaran paip gas di Putra Height, di sini akan berlarutan beberapa jam lagi, berdasarkan kandungan dan tekanan gas di dalam saluran terbabit.
Ketua Pengarah JBPM, Datuk Norhisham Mohamad berkata, pihaknya sudah menutup injap utama bagi menghentikan aliran gas di Gate 210, Gate 211 dan Gate 212.
“Proses pelepasan gas dilakukan secara terkawal dan dijangka mengambil masa sebelum keseluruhan gas terbakar sepenuhnya.
“Pasukan penyelamat melakukan pemeriksaan terhadap 49 premis yang terlibat untuk memastikan tiada mangsa yang tertinggal,” katanya pada sidang media di lokasi kejadian, di sini, hari ini.
Menurutnya, penutupan injap berkenaan sudah dilaksanakan pada jam 8.46 pagi dan tekanan di dalam tiga paip terbabit sudah menurun.
Katanya, jarak injap dengan lokasi kejadian kira-kira 32 kilometer (km) iaitu 14 dan 18 km dari kedua-dua arah saluran gas terbabit.
SUBANG JAYA - Tiga injap utama sepanjang kira-kira 32 kilometer (km) ditutup bagi memadamkan kebakaran saluran gas di Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, pada Selasa.
Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM), Datuk Nor Hisham Mohamad berkata, pihaknya menganggarkan kira-kira empat jam diperlukan untuk memadamkan api sepenuhnya.
Katanya, tempoh tersebut diperlukan bagi memastikan baki gas dalam saluran paip sepanjang 32 km itu habis terbakar.
“Petronas akan melepaskan gas secara asli serta kebakaran membabitkan tiga injap utama saluran paip, iaitu dari injap 210 ke 211 dengan jarak kira-kira 18 km yang terletak di kawasan Batu Tiga, Shah Alam.
“Manakala injap 211 ke 212 sepanjang 14 km di Meru, Klang, serta injap 209 ke 211 turut ditutup kerana masih terdapat tekanan gas susulan kebakaran tersebut. Kesemua injap ini telah ditutup oleh pihak Petronas pada jam 8.46 pagi tadi,” katanya dalam sidang akhbar di lokasi kejadian pada Selasa.
Beliau menasihatkan orang ramai agar menjauhi kawasan-kawasan yang terjejas bagi mengelakkan sebarang insiden tidak diingini.
Menurutnya, pemeriksaan mendapati tekanan gas dalam saluran paip yang terjejas akibat kebakaran telah menurun kira-kira 40 bar sejak tiga injap utama ditutup.
“Buat masa ini, kita menunggu gas dalam saluran paip habis terbakar dan pihak Petronas juga sedang menjalankan operasi pelepasan gas terkawal di empat injap sepanjang saluran paip.
“Tumpuan kita (pasukan operasi) adalah untuk mengepung kawasan tersebut dan memindahkan penduduk di sekitar lokasi kejadian,” katanya.
Sebelum itu, sepasukan anggota Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Subang Jaya dikejarkan ke lokasi selepas menerima panggilan pada jam 8.10 pagi berhubung kebocoran saluran paip gas Petronas sepanjang kira-kira 500 meter.
Letupan paip gas: 3 keluarga telah berdaftar di PPS Masjid Putra Heights setakat ini
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SUBANG JAYA: Penduduk sekitar lokasi kebakaran saluran paip gas mula ditempatkan di pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) di Dewan Serbanguna Masjid Putra Heights di sini.
Menurut Harian Metro, setakat jam 12 tengah hari tadi, tiga keluarga membabitkan 26 orang termasuk dua bayi telah mendaftar di PPS berkenaan.
Pihak berkuasa termasuk petugas Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) turut berada di PPS berkenaan bagi mendaftarkan penduduk sekitar yang mendapatkan perlindungan di situ.
Beberapa petugas kesihatan juga dilihat berada di PPS terbabit bagi bersedia memberikan bantuan perubatan.
Selain PPS di Dewan Serbanguna Masjid Putra Heights, difahamkan ada dalam kalangan penduduk yang mendapatkan perlindungan di Masjid Nurul Iman di Kampung Tengah, Puchong.
BANGKOK: Two steel samples used for the State Audit Office building were found to be substandard, and these substandard samples came from the same company whose factory was ordered to close.
The inspection came after the 30-storey building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district collapsed due to an earthquake on March 28 afternoon, resulting in many injuries, fatalities and missing persons.
The Industry Ministry sent 28 steel pieces from the wreckage to the Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand for inspection, categorised into seven samples: 32mm, 25mm, 20mm, 16mm, and 12mm deformed steel bars, wire ropes, and steel bars.
The inspection took more than six hours and found that two samples were substandard, coming from the same company whose factory in Rayong province was ordered to close in December last year, according to the ministry’s working team.
The working team chief Thitipas Chotedechachainan said two substandard samples were 32mm and 20mm deformed steel bars.
The 32mm deformed steel bars failed to meet the force-receiving value standard, while the 20mm bars failed to meet the mass-per-metre standard, she explained.
However, she noted that these samples are not sufficient to conclude that they were responsible for the building collapse. The Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI) will collect more samples and inspect the factory to determine whether it has illegally produced or transported steel.
If the order is violated, strict measures will be taken, she warned.
Kitjapat Phuvoravan, a member of the Engineering Institute of Thailand, explained that 32mm deformed steel bars are often used in assembling building column bases for casting cement. If these bars fail to withstand the force exerted by the building structure, they could increase the risk of collapse, he said.
He further stated that 20mm deformed steel bars are commonly used to construct bases or small pillars, adding that failure to meet the mass-per-metre standard would lead to inaccuracies in other measurements and pose risks to the building.
Steel structures are a crucial component of a building’s foundation, but they are not the sole factor that could contribute to a collapse. Other elements, such as construction design and the quality of cement, also play a role, he noted.
He believes that TISI will collect more samples for inspection, particularly focusing on cement.
Ekniti Romyanon, Inspector-General of the Industry Ministry, stated that sample collection from the State Audit Office building was limited due to challenges in rescuing victims and accessing the scene.
He explained that negotiations with the office to obtain samples took considerable time. However, he confirmed that the ministry would do its utmost to determine the reasons behind the collapse. - The Nation/ANN