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IPOH: Hujan lebat berserta angin kencang yang melanda daerah Larut, Matang dan Selama petang tadi menyebabkan puluhan rumah mengalami kerosakan.
Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM) dalam kenyataan memaklumkan kawasan terlibat ialah Taman Medan Pengkalan, Taman Damai, Taman Pengkalan Cemerlang, Kampung Pak Darus, Jalan Pengkalan Cemerlang, Pengkalan Air dan Batu 2 1/2.
“Kejadian angin kencang dan hujan lebat berlaku pada 4.30 petang hingga 6 petang itu telah menyebabkan berlaku kejadian pokok tumbang menyebabkan kerosakan pada harta benda mangsa,“ menurut kenyataan itu.
Sehubungan itu, sebuah pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dibuka di Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Kaya bagi menempatkan mangsa.
Tiada kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan setakat ini dan jumlah sebenar kediaman terjejas serta mangsa masih dalam bancian.
APM juga telah mengambil tindakan segera memotong dahan kayu yang menghalang jalan bagi mengelakkan kejadian buruk.
MANDALAY, Myanmar (AFP): Thousands marked the start of Myanmar's water festival on Sunday in the ruins of last month's earthquake, with the country's most raucous holiday muted by the tragedy of the tremor.
The "Thingyan" festival typically celebrates Myanmar's new year with water-splashing rituals symbolising cleansing and renewal, but the central cities of Mandalay and Sagaing lie devastated from the 7.7-magnitude quake.
Two weeks on from the disaster which killed more than 3,600, hundreds are still living in tent encampments peppered among pancaked apartment blocks, razed tea shops and demolished hotels.
Early on Sunday families were buying clay pots and plant sprigs customarily placed inside homes to welcome the new year -- even though some had nowhere to put them.
"My heart is heavy. Our neighbourhood used to come together to celebrate Thingyan but we cannot do it this year," said 55-year-old Ma Phyu, camping with nine family members north of Mandalay's quake-damaged Royal Palace.
Her grandchildren usually pester her to buy them squirt guns, but this year she has nothing to offer. "I don't see any way that they can be happy," Ma Phyu said.
More than 5,200 buildings were destroyed in the March 28 quake according to official figures, leaving more than two million people in need, the UN says.
Many survivors in Mandalay and the neighbouring city of Sagaing still lack working latrines and need to queue for drinking water, while the weather forecast for heavy rains has them fretting over their makeshift homes.
Since the quake two weeks ago temperatures have also soared to a parching 44 degrees Celsius (111 Fahrenheit) while at night tent-dwellers are needled by mosquitos before rising at dawn to line up for aid.
A fresh 5.5-magnitude aftershock hit Mandalay Sunday, sending a shudder of fear through the city as buildings were evacuated.
"I don't want to stay like this," wept 65-year-old Mar Tin, who was camped among broken concrete and twisted steel.
She said she usually spends Thingyan at a Buddhist meditation centre but this year it was shut. "I don't have the strength to be happy. How could I be strong in such a situation?" she said.
- Unhappy new year -
The ruling military junta has commanded for the five-day festival -- usually Myanmar's most raucous holiday -- to have no music or dance.
AFP reporters in Mandalay heard no music and saw only a handful of children playing with water pistols.
"I wish to see my children splashing water and running around like I did when I was a child," said Aye Aye Myint, 47, who was camped with her three children on an open market ground.
"Now we have been split from our friends and relatives."
The UN has issued an emergency plea for US$275 million, following US President Donald Trump's evisceration of Washington's aid budget which has already hobbled some UN operations in Myanmar.
The World Food Programme says it is being forced to cut off one million people from vital aid in Myanmar this month because donations have dried up.
Myanmar has been riven by a civil war following a 2021 coup which spurred mass poverty and displacement even before the quake.
Despite an announced ceasefire, monitors say Myanmar's military has continued air strikes, while the junta has accused anti-coup guerillas and ethnic armed groups of maintaining their offensives.
"At a moment when the sole focus should be on ensuring humanitarian aid gets to disaster zones, the military is instead launching attacks," said UN Human Rights Office spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani in a statement this week. - AFP
Putra Heights inferno: Rapid KL ends free van services as mosque relief centre closes
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- Berita
UALA LUMPUR: The free Rapid KL On-Demand van service provided for victims of the Putra Heights gas pipeline fire ended Sunday (April 13) following the closure of the relief centre at Putra Heights Mosque.
In a statement on Sunday, Prasarana Malaysia Berhad (Prasarana) said the service, which began on April 3, had benefited over 1,100 individuals, including victims, volunteers, and government agencies.
The service offered transportation from the relief centre to residential areas in and around Putra Heights, Kampung Puchong Tengah and Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru, enabling affected individuals to retrieve essential items and documents as well as assist in cleaning up their homes.
"As part of the Prasarana Prihatin initiative, 10 vans and around 50 personnel, including bus captains, senior traffic controllers, enforcement teams and auxiliary police, were mobilised to ensure smooth operations," read the statement.
The service was expanded to transport affected children to school as well, with five dedicated vans operating from Monday to Friday, covering 19 schools in Putra Heights, USJ, Seafield and Shah Alam.
Prasarana said the initiative received a positive response from parents and guardians for ensuring their children could go to school uninterrupted during their stay at the relief centre. A total of 103 students benefited from the service.
"Overall, the response from victims was very encouraging, with many expressing their gratitude for the support provided. Local authorities also commended Prasarana's efficiency and commitment in assisting the affected community," the statement added
Prasarana expressed its appreciation to all parties involved in making the initiative a success, including the Transport Ministry, Selangor government, Petaling District and Land Office, local authorities, Selangor State Education Department, Darul Ehsan Islamic Foundation, the Social Welfare Department, as well as security personnel and volunteers.
"As the country's public transport operator, Prasarana remains committed to giving back through corporate social responsibility initiatives, in line with our goal to be a caring and reliable mobility partner for the people," read the statement.
The relief centre, which was opened to house victims of the Putra Heights gas pipeline blaze, was officially closed at 2.30pm Sunday. - Bernama
IPOH: Hujan lebat berserta angin kencang yang melanda daerah Larut, Matang dan Selama petang tadi menyebabkan puluhan rumah mengalami kerosakan.
Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM) dalam kenyataan memaklumkan kawasan terlibat ialah Taman Medan Pengkalan, Taman Damai, Taman Pengkalan Cemerlang, Kampung Pak Darus, Jalan Pengkalan Cemerlang, Pengkalan Air dan Batu 2 1/2.
"Kejadian angin kencang dan hujan lebat berlaku pada 4.30 petang hingga 6 petang itu telah menyebabkan berlaku kejadian pokok tumbang menyebabkan kerosakan pada harta benda mangsa," menurut kenyataan itu.
Sehubungan itu, sebuah pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dibuka di Dewan Orang Ramai Taman Kaya bagi menempatkan mangsa.
Tiada kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan setakat ini dan jumlah sebenar kediaman terjejas serta mangsa masih dalam bancian.
APM juga telah mengambil tindakan segera memotong dahan kayu yang menghalang jalan bagi mengelakkan kejadian buruk.
-- BERNAMA
SEORANG mangsa kebakaran saluran paip gas di Putra Heights dalam insiden pada hari raya kedua lalu, masih lagi dirawat di Unit Rawatan Rapi (ICU) sebuah hospital swasta.
Mangsa lelaki berusia 21 tahun itu yang diintubasi bagaimanapun menunjukkan perkembangan semakin baik.
Menteri Kesihatan, Datuk Seri Dr Zulkefly Ahmad, berkata perkembangan terkini mangsa di ICU itu diperoleh daripada pegawai yang merawat pemuda berkenaan.
“Saya mendapat laporan bahawa keadaan mangsa semakin baik.
“Mangsa diintubasi dan masih lagi memerlukan sokongan tetapi menujukkan perkembangan agak baik,” katanya yang ditemui di Majlis Sambutan Wold Physical Activity Day (WOPAD) Peringkat Kebangsaan 2025 bersempena dengan Car Free Day Putrajaya.
Turut hadir Menteri Di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Wilayah Persekutuan), Datuk Seri Zaliha Mustafa; Presiden Perbadanan Putrajaya, Datuk Fadhlun Mak Ujud dan Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, Datuk Seri Suriani Ahmad.
Sementara itu, beliau turut mengesahkan sehingga jam 3 petang semalam, laporan menujukkan 150 mangsa telah dirawat di hospital dan klinik Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) sejak insiden berkenaan.
“Jumlah mangsa yang dirawat menunjukkan penurunan daripada 153 orang turun kepada 150. “Daripada jumlah itu, 30 masih dirawat di hospital, manakala 120 lagi sudah pun dibenarkan pulang.
“Tiga belas daripadanya di rawat di bawah KKM, sementara 17 lagi di hospital swasta,” katanya. Dalam kejadian pada 1 April lalu mangsa yang mengalami kecederaan di hantar ke beberapa hospital termasuk Hospital Serdang, Hospital Cyberjaya, Hospital Putrajaya dan Hospital Sungai Buloh.
Seramai 13 orang berada di zon merah, 55 dirawat di zon kuning dan 43 di zon hijau
Terdahulu, kebakaran saluran gas Petronas pada jam 8.10 pagi itu, mengakibatkan api menjulang hingga lebih 30 meter dengan suhu mencecah 1,000 darjah Celcius dan mengambil masa selama hampir lapan jam untuk dipadamkan sepenuhnya.-WILAYAHKU