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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
BARCELONA: Mainland Spain experienced its hottest May day ever on Friday, with the average temperature surpassing 24 degrees Celsius (75 degrees Fahrenheit), national weather agency AEMET said on Monday.
The average temperature across the country hit 24.08C, breaking the previous record for the month of 23.73C set on May 21, 2022, according to provisional data from the agency.
“This was the hottest day for a month of May across mainland Spain since the beginning of the data series in 1950,“ AEMET wrote on social media.
The average temperature on Saturday reached 23.91C, making it the second-hottest May day on record.
A mass of hot air moving north from Africa pushed temperatures in some areas of Spain more than 10C above normal for the time of the year.
Temperatures exceeded 40C in parts of southern region of Andalusia.
While unusual, this is not the first time Spain has experienced exceptionally high May temperatures. Similar events occurred in 2015 and 2022, AEMET said.
“This reflects a scenario where summer-like conditions are arriving earlier and more frequently, even before spring has ended,“ said AEMET spokesperson Ruben del Campo.
Scientists say climate change driven by human activity is increasing the length, frequency and intensity of extreme weather events such as heatwaves.
The last three years have been the hottest on record in Spain, which is emerging from a years-long drought.
Jakarta: Satu lagi mayat mangsa kejadian tanah runtuh di kuari batu Gunung Kuda, Jawa Barat ditemukan, menjadikan jumlah kematian akibat tragedi itu kini adalah 20 orang, menurut agensi bencana Indonesia pada Isnin.
Mangsa, seorang lelaki berusia 51 tahun dari kampung Girinata di daerah kecil Dukuputang ditemukan pasukan penyelamat kira-kira 10.30 pagi waktu tempatan, kata jurucakap Badan Nasional Pengurusan Bencana (BNPB), Abdul Muhari.
"Lima orang masih hilang dan operasi mencari dan menyelamat diteruskan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan.
Tanah runtuh yang melanda kuari batu kapur di Kabupaten Cirebon pada 30 Mei lepas menyebabkan puluhan pekerja tertimbus di bawah runtuhan batu.
Pihak berkuasa tempatan mengisytiharkan darurat dari 30 Mei hingga 6 Jun, dengan pasukan polis, tentera dan penyelamat berganding bahu dalam operasi menyelamat.
BNPB turut menggesa pasukan penyelamat mengutamakan aspek keselamatan susulan kebimbangan akan berlaku runtuhan susulan, manakala penduduk berhampiran kawasan terjejas dinasihatkan agar berwaspada dan menjauhi lokasi kejadian.
PETALING JAYA: Victims of the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, are hoping that temporary aid, such as rental homes, cars and motorcycles previously provided by various parties, can be extended, as some of the assistance has recently expired.
Two months after the incident on April 1, some victims are now in a quandary as they are required to return the aid.
Mohamad Nasir Ab Hamid, 69, a resident of Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru who was affected by the incident, said his family is currently staying in a small house near their original home with rental support for three months while waiting for their house to be repaired.
"My house was deemed a total loss, with an estimated repair cost of RM150,000, but to this day, the appointed contractor has yet to begin work," he told Bernama when met in the housing estate today.
Mohamad Nasir said the temporary vehicle he received after the incident was also returned last month when the loan period ended.
"For daily errands, if I need a car, I use a Kancil that I've slowly repaired bit by bit. We're not looking for luxury — just a car that can serve our everyday needs," said the father of nine.
Regarding the repair works on his home, Mohamad Nasir said that for now, his family is trying to carry on with life as usual and understands that it will take time, as many other homes were also destroyed in the incident.
"When the contractor starts the repairs, I want to see how they will go about it and what the situation will be like, because we've yet to be informed how the process will be carried out," he said.
Meanwhile, his wife, Aliyah Ismail, 55, said she was grateful for the assistance received but hoped that cash compensation would also be provided to help victims, especially those left homeless, sustain their livelihoods.
Previously a catering business operator, she now sells traditional cakes and snacks, earning between RM20 and RM30 a day to help cover daily expenses, in addition to financial support from her children.
Aliyah said that so far, apart from receiving vouchers for electronic goods and other aid, her family has only been informed of assistance for home repairs.
"As of now, we haven't heard anything about compensation — only about home repairs. Compensation should be given. We have no money, no income. Rental is expensive.
"Goods are expensive too, and to restart my catering business, I need to buy a lot of supplies and equipment because everything was destroyed in the fire," she said.
The gas pipeline fire saw flames shoot more than 30 metres high, with temperatures reaching 1,000 degrees Celsius. Firemen took nearly eight hours to fully extinguish the blaze.
Eighty-one homes were destroyed, suffering structural damage exceeding 40 per cent, another 81 were partially destroyed, 57 were affected but not burnt, while 218 homes were unaffected in the fire.– BERNAMA
BERN – Kampung Blatten di Switzerland musnah sebahagiannya selepas sebahagian besar glasier terhempas ke dalam lembah.
Walaupun kampung itu telah dipindahkan beberapa hari lalu kerana kebimbangan glasier Birch akan hancur, seorang telah dilaporkan hilang, dan banyak rumah telah ratasepenuhnya.
Datuk Bandar Blatten, Matthias Bellwald, berkata “perkara yang tidak dapat dibayangkan telah berlaku”.
Pihak berkuasa tempatan telah meminta sokongan daripada unit bantuan bencana tentera Switzerland yang sedang dalam perjalanan ke tempat kejadian.
Bencana yang menimpa Blatten adalah mimpi ngeri terburuk bagi komuniti di seluruh Alps.
Kira-kira 300 penduduk kampung itu terpaksa meninggalkan rumah mereka pada 19 Mei selepas pakar geologi memantau kawasan itu memberi amaran glasier kelihatan tidak stabil.
Kini ramai daripada penduduk yang mungkin tidak akan dapat kembali ke kediaman masing-masing.
Kerajaan Switzerland telah pun menjanjikan pembiayaan untuk memastikan penduduk boleh tinggal, jika tidak di kampung itu sendiri, sekurang-kurangnya dalam kawasan tersebut.
Bagaimanapun, ketua pejabat wilayah, Raphael Mayoraz memberi amaran amaran bahawa pemindahan lanjut di kawasan berhampiran Blatten mungkin perlu dilaksanakan.
Perubahan iklim menyebabkan glasier – sungai ais beku mencair lebih cepat dan pantas dan permafrost, yang sering digambarkan sebagai gam yang menyatukan gunung tinggi, juga mencair.
Rakaman dron menunjukkan sebahagian besar glasier Birch runtuh pada kira-kira 3.30 petang (14:30 BST) pada hari Rabu.
Saliran lumpur yang melanda Blatten kedengaran seperti laungan ketika ia menyapu turun ke lembah meninggalkan awan debu yang sangat besar.
Pakar glasiologi yang memantau pencairan telah memberi amaran selama bertahun-tahun bahawa beberapa bandar dan kampung alpine mungkin berisiko, dan Blatten bukanlah penduduk pertama yang dipindahkan.
Di timur Switzerland, penduduk kampung Brienz telah dipindahkan dua tahun lalu kerana lereng gunung di atas mereka runtuh.
Sejak itu, mereka hanya dibenarkan pulang untuk tempoh yang singkat.
Pada 2017, lapan pejalan kaki terbunuh, dan banyak rumah musnah, apabila tanah runtuh terbesar dalam lebih satu abad jatuh dekat dengan kampung Bondo.
Laporan terkini mengenai keadaan glasier Switzerland mencadangkan semuanya boleh hilang dalam tempoh satu abad, jika suhu global tidak dapat dikekalkan dalam kenaikan 1.5C di atas paras pra-perindustrian, yang dipersetujui sepuluh tahun lalu oleh hampir 200 negara di bawah perjanjian iklim Paris. – Agensi
MAKKAH: Pusat Meteorologi Kebangsaan Arab Saudi meramalkan keadaan cuaca panas hingga sangat panas di kawasan Tanah Suci sepanjang musim haji tahun ini, 1446 Hijrah, lapor Agensi Berita Arab Saudi (SPA).
Suhu maksimum dijangka antara 40 hingga 47 darjah Celsius, manakala suhu minimum dijangka sekitar 27 hingga 32 darjah Celsius. Kelembapan pula dijangka antara 15 hingga 60 peratus.
Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Pusat itu Dr Ayman Ghulam berkata angin semasa musim haji dijangka bertiup dari arah utara ke barat laut dengan kelajuan antara 25–35 km/j. Angin ini berpotensi membawa debu dan mengurangkan jarak penglihatan mendatar, terutamanya di kawasan terbuka dan lebuh raya.
Selain itu, terdapat kemungkinan pembentukan ribut petir di kawasan tanah tinggi Taif, yang boleh menjejaskan kawasan tanah suci antara 8 hingga 13 Zulhijah. Ribut ini mungkin disertai dengan angin kencang yang boleh menyebabkan penyebaran debu dan pasir secara meluas. – BERNAMA-SPA
