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NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
KOTA KINABALU, Sept 12 — Flood disasters have been declared in Penampang and Beaufort after days of heavy rain triggered rising river levels and inundated low-lying homes, forcing hundreds of residents into evacuation centres.
In Penampang, sub-district officer Noemi Dyena John Tren, who chairs the District Disaster Management Committee (JPBD), confirmed the declaration at 7.30pm yesterday after conditions worsened.
“Based on reports and information received from agencies on the ground, it is hereby declared that a flood disaster has occurred in the district of Penampang,” she said in a statement.
Three temporary evacuation centres (PPS) — the Penampang Sports Complex, SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin and SK St Paul Kolopis — were immediately activated to house displaced families.
Traffic was also disrupted as several major roads in Penampang became impassable to regular vehicles, including Jalan St Michael, Jalan St Joseph, Jalan Dakata, Jalan Kolopis and Jalan Nambazan. Parts of Donggongon town were submerged after heavy rain began around 3pm.
Residents in Donggongon, one of the worst-hit areas, voiced frustration as some homes were flooded for the third time in just 10 days, forcing repeated clean-ups and heightening calls for long-term flood mitigation measures.
In Beaufort, District Disaster Management Committee chairman Mohd Nazri Ajun confirmed that the Selagon Permanent Relief Centre (PPK) had been opened after inspections found several homes unsafe to occupy.
“The Selagon PPK was opened to ensure residents affected by the floods had a safe place to stay,” he said.
Personnel from the Civil Defence Force (APM) were also deployed to inspect roads leading to several villages in Beaufort after reports of rising floodwaters.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has warned of thunderstorms and heavy rain lasting from September 10 to 13 in several districts, including Sipitang, Tenom, Beaufort, Nabawan, Papar, Putatan, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran, Kota Belud, Tongod, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Kudat.
PENAMPANG, 12 Sept: Hujan lebat berterusan sejak semalam menyebabkan beberapa kawasan di pantai barat Sabah dilanda banjir, sekali gus memaksa 412 penduduk dipindahkan ke pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) di Penampang dan Beaufort.
Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM) Sabah dalam kenyataan memaklumkan, di Penampang seramai 179 mangsa kini ditempatkan di empat PPS iaitu Kompleks Sukan Penampang (55 orang), SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin (88), SK St Paul Kolopis (9) dan Dewan Huguan Siou, Tuavon (27).
Di Beaufort pula, seramai 233 mangsa daripada 69 keluarga dipindahkan selepas lapan kampung dinaiki air.
Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia) menjangkakan hujan lebat dan ribut petir akan terus melanda pantai barat Sabah sepanjang minggu ini, dengan risiko limpahan sungai serta banjir kilat di kawasan rendah.
Orang ramai diingatkan agar mengutamakan keselamatan dan mematuhi arahan pihak berkuasa bagi mengelakkan kejadian tidak diingini. – TVS
ISLAMABAD: Pihak berkuasa Pakistan sedang bertarung dengan masa untuk menyelamatkan sekurang-kurang 1.6 juta orang yang diancam banjir besar berikutan air sungai melimpah ke kawasan kampung, menurut pegawai dan Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (PBB), semalam, lapor Agensi Berita Jerman (dpa).
Agensi PBB berkaitan bencana memaklumkan sejak akhir Jun lalu, limpahan air sungai dan tasik glasier, banjir termasuk di bandar, tanah runtuh akibat hujan monsun, serta hujan lebat luar biasa telah meragut 928 nyawa.
Menurutnya, hampir enam juta orang telah terjejas akibat banjir melanda wilayah Himalaya di utara, kawasan pergunungan barat laut dan dataran tengah, setakat ini.
Pejabat PBB bagi Penyelarasan Hal Ehwal Kemanusiaan (OCHA) berkata, seramai 1.6 juta penduduk lagi berisiko diancam banjir besar serta berkemungkinan perlu dipindah atau diselamatkan susulan air sungai melimpah ke wilayah Sindh di selatan.
"Kami telah memindahkan kira-kira 200,000 orang dari tebing sungai dan bersedia untuk menyelamatkan lebih ramai lagi," kata Ketua Menteri Sindh, Murad Shah.
Pasukan penyelamat dan tentera dengan sokongan bot serta helikopter sudah memindahkan lebih dua juta orang di wilayah Punjab, termasuk hampir 300,000 dalam tempoh dua hari lalu, menurut agensi itu.
Sekolah ditutup dan jalan raya lengang di bandar pelabuhan Karachi, semalam, selepas hujan lebat semalaman menyebabkan hampir seluruh bandar itu ditenggelami air.
Musim monsun yang membawa hujan lebat di rantau Asia Selatan dari Julai hingga September, semakin tidak menentu serta lebih dahsyat dalam tempoh beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini akibat perubahan iklim, sehingga meragut ribuan nyawa dan menjejaskan jutaan orang setiap tahun.
Lebih 2,000 orang maut dalam banjir besar serta wabak penyakit yang tercetus selepas itu di Pakistan pada 2022.
PETALING JAYA – Hujan lebat berterusan sejak malam tadi mengakibatkan banjir besar melanda beberapa kawasan di Bali, Indonesia.
Menerusi perkongsian pengguna media sosial, paras air dilaporkan mencecah pinggang malah beberapa buah kenderaan turut dihanyutkan arus deras.
Menurut laporan media tempatan, dua penduduk di Jembrana dilaporkan meninggal dunia selepas dihanyutkan arus deras.
Seorang pengguna di laman X berkata, dia seperti tidak percaya keadaan banjir yang teruk itu boleh berlaku di Bali. “Masih tak percaya banjir di Bali boleh seteruk ini. Seperti bukan Bali yang aku kenal,” katanya.
Selain itu, seorang lagi pengguna berkata, dia dan keluarga sudah menetap selama 30 tahun di Bali namun ini merupakan kali pertama mengalami banjir yang begitu teruk.
“Orang tuaku sudah 30 tahun lebih tinggal di rumah Bali ini. Baru kali ini rumah terkena banjir, tak tidur dari malam tadi betul-betul panik kerana baru pertama kali kena banjir,” kata Jee.
Seorang pelancong dari negara ini dikenali sebagai Matcha Bae berkata, dia bersama keluarganya kini terkandas di sebuah resort di Denpasar gara-gara air naik mendadak.
“Terkandas di Denpasar, Bali. Tiba-tiba hujan berterusan air naik tinggi pagi ini,” katanya dalam satu hantaran di TikTok. – KOSMO! ONLINE
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 — Asean military leaders have agreed to form a joint task force to tackle non-traditional cross-border threats and to provide disaster relief in the region.
Malaysian Chief of Defence Force Gen Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar said the formation of the task force was the most important step taken to comprehensively address the eleven main issues discussed at the 22nd Asean Chiefs of Defence Forces Meeting (ACDFM) over three days starting today.
He said that the task force would also play a role in addressing non-traditional cross-border threats such as cybercrime and online fraud, as well as coordinating disaster relief efforts in the region.
“What we have is this combined task force to look into how we can foster cooperation and take joint action together, the task force will begin operating today, we will review and pay close attention to the matters raised during the next meeting in Manila Philippines next year,” he said in a joint press conference with Philippines Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr.
According to Nizam the task force is not identical to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) but is intended to serve as a platform for collective discussions and joint actions when Asean countries face shared threats.
“From one point, this task force is not exactly, but something like Nato, when a threat is directed towards Asean countries, it will be discussed at the same level, for us to develop into what Nato has achieved will take a long time because we still believe in Zopfan(the Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality),” he said.
Among the eleven matters highlighted was maintaining the ACDFM as the premier and highest-level forum of military leadership within Asean.
Other commitments included maintaining peace and stability while resolving disputes peacefully in line with international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos).
All parties are also committed to strengthening trust and confidence-building measures through the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (Cues), Guidelines for Military Air Encounters, Guidelines for Maritime Interaction, the Asean Direct Communications Infrastructure, as well as various other initiatives under the framework of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (Doc).
The ACDFM also saw the handing over of the chairmanship from Malaysia to next year’s host, the Philippines. — Bernama