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NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (Metmalaysia) Kelantan memaklumkan awan yang berkurangan menyebabkan beberapa daerah di Kelantan termasuk Jeli dan Kuala Krai dilaporkan mengalami cuaca sejuk terutama waktu pagi.
Pengarahnya, Mohd Sani Saayon, bagaimanapun berkata situasi itu adalah perkara biasa dan tiada yang istimewa.
Beliau berkata, keadaan suhu masih lagi seperti biasa terutama bermula waktu tengah hari dan suhu sejuk itu bukannya berterusan sepanjang hari.
“Saya tidak dimaklumkan lagi suhu di daerah tertentu sehingga mencatat 18 darjah Celsius sebagaimana dilaporkan pihak tertentu, saya sendiri tidak tahu bagaimana mereka membuat pemeriksaan suhu kerana saya tidak dimaklumkan suhu serendah itu.
“Kebiasaan suhu di daerah berkenaan termasuk Jeli dan Kuala Krai pada waktu pagi adalah sekitar 22 hingga 23 darjah Celsius dan naik kepada lebih 30 darjah Celsius pada waktu tengah hari.
“Situasi sejuk ini bukan sebagaimana yang ditularkan. Saya bimbang sekiranya tular mengenai tidak betul ia menjadi kebimbangan kepada orang ramai,” katanya ketika dihubungi.
Beliau berkata, cuaca yang dialami kini di beberapa daerah adalah perkara biasa dan tidak perlu diperbesarkan.
“Melainkan suhu 20 darjah Celsius dari pagi sehingga tengah hari dan malam, itu barulah kita boleh kata sejuk. Ini sebaliknya pakai baju sejuk waktu pagi dan tengah hari terpaksa buka semula sebab cuaca kembali panas.
“Cuma apa yang saya boleh katakan cuaca sedikit sejuk pada waktu pagi kerana awan berkurangan,” katanya.
Media sebelum ini melaporkan, Kuala Krai berdepan cuaca sejuk sehingga suhu mencecah 18 dan 19 darjah Celsius pada awal pagi selain keadaan berkabus.
Penduduk turut menyamakan mereka seperti berada di Cameron Highlands kerana cuaca sejuk.
Kuala Lumpur: Hujan berterusan diramal berlaku di beberapa daerah di Sarawak sehingga Rabu.
Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (Metmalaysia), Dr Mohd Hisham Mohd Anip, berkata amaran waspada itu dikeluarkan bagi Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei dan Mukah.
Sebelum ini, Metmalaysia menjangka beberapa lagi luruan monsun yang berpotensi menyebabkan hujan lebat berterusan di Sabah dan Sarawak.
Mohd Hisham dilaporkan berkata, jangkaan itu dibuat berdasarkan kelaziman kerana luruan angin di antara Februari dan Mac akan menghala ke dua wilayah berkenaan.
Orang ramai yang ingin mendapatkan maklumat terkini boleh melayari laman web rasmi Metmalaysia atau talian hotline 1-300-22-1638.
Kuching: Pasukan penyelamat terpaksa meredah arus sungai yang deras untuk menghantar bekalan makanan kepada penduduk yang terputus hubungan sejak banjir melanda enam hari lalu.
Jurucakap Pusat Gerakan Operasi (PGO) Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Sarawak, beberapa bot digunakan pihaknya serta agensi lain untuk melakukan penghantaran itu.
Katanya, penghantaran menggunakan bot itu antaranya dijalankan di Kanowit (Sibu), Sebauh dan Tatau (Bintulu), Sebuyau (Samarahan) serta Serian.
“Bot meredah arus Sungai Sujan di Sebauh untuk menghantar bekalan makanan kepada penduduk rumah panjang.
“Bomba menghantar 51 pek makanan yang keseluruhannya seberat 816 kilogram untuk diagihkan kepada penduduk di dua rumah panjang,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM) serta Lembaga Sungai-sungai Sarawak turut menggerakkan bot masing-masing untuk menghantar bekalan makanan di Sebauh.
Katanya, di Kanowit, bomba dan Pasukan Polis Marin (PPM) menggerakkan aset masing-masing untuk menghantar bekalan makanan kepada tiga rumah panjang iaitu Rumah Panjang Ricky di Teluk Legam, Rumah Panjang Jelani Nanga Lesih dan Rumah Panjang Adau Nanga Bunut.
“PPM menggunakan satu bot dan satu bot penduduk kampung untuk menghantar bekalan ke rumah panjang itu. “Sebanyak 93 pek makanan seberat 930 kilogram dihantar ke tiga rumah panjang itu,” katanya.
Mangsa di PPS menurun. Sementara itu, penduduk yang berlindung di pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) di Sarawak menurun petang semalam.
Setakat jam 2.30 petang, seramai 12,163 daripada 3,618 keluarga berada di 63 PPS, berkurang 158 orang berbanding seramai 12,321 mangsa pada jam 8 pagi.
Daripada jumlah itu, seramai 11,957 orang ialah mangsa banjir dan 169 lagi mangsa tanah runtuh di Miri dan Bintulu, manakala 37 mangsa kebakaran rumah panjang di Kanowit.
SIBU: The distribution of initial flood relief aid is at the discretion of the Sarawak Disaster Management Commi ee (SDMC) Secretariat, said Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg.
He said priority will be given to affected families forced to relocate to temporary flood evacuation centres (PPS).
“As we know, many have lost their homes and so on. The allocation given is to help flood victims who relocated to the PPS.
“I have allocated RM10 million to SDMC, and as I said before, if the amount is insufficient, we are ready to increase the amount if there is a need to do so,” he said when met during his Chinese New Year visits here yesterday.
“For example, longhouses that were affected by the flood but whose residents did not relocate, that ma er (flood relief aid) is handled by the administration at the divisional level and it will be decided by the chairman of the SDMC.”
On a separate ma er, Abang Johari said the state government will conduct a review of newly constructed roads in Sibu, including Jalan Kong Yit Khim Sibu Jaya.
He noted that the opening of the new Jalan Kong Yit KhimSibu Jaya had caused congestion along Jalan Salim.
Among those the Premier visited yesterday were Bawang Assan assemblyman Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh, Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng, and Sibu Municipal Council councillor Raymond Tiong.
Abang Johari was accompanied by wife Datuk Amar Juma’ani Tuanku Bujang, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian, Minister of Utility and Telecommunication Dato Sri Julaihi Narawi, and others.
The delegation arrived at Wong’s residence around 2.30pm and was greeted by a dragon and lion dance performance.
Among the notable guests present was Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing.
BINTULU: Disheartened to see constituents – who had originally been preparing to celebrate Chinese New Year with their families – facing hardship and displacement due to floods, Bintulu MP Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing says he and his team are doing their utmost in disaster relief and rebuilding efforts.
He said he and his team were overwhelmed by the magnitude of the flood that hit Bintulu and his Dudong state constituency.
“The scale of this flood is huge, affecting a vast area and a large number of victims. “Throughout this process, we find ourselves overwhelmed, exhausted and even disoriented at times,” he said on his Facebook yesterday, Bernama reported.
He also apologised to the public for not being able to personally respond to the many Chinese New Year greetings and messages of concern during the period.
The people’s blessings, he said, gave him the strength to persevere and their encouragement gave him the confidence to overcome the challenges.
“I firmly believe that together, we can overcome this hardship and rebuild hope. “As we usher in the Chinese New Year, I also wish everyone good health, peace and prosperity. May we be blessed with favourable weather and harmony,” said Tiong, who is also the Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister.
He skipped the celebration on the first day of Chinese New and went to the ground to join the relevant authorities in disaster relief operations.
Pictures of Tiong clad only in a round-neck T-shirt and shorts during the operation were widely “I firmly believe that together, we can overcome this hardship and rebuild hope.” Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing circulated on social media.
Yet to some people, this was just a show by Tiong, who is the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president, to gain popularity.
This was, however, quickly debunked by many who said Tiong is well known for his close attachment to his constituents.
Getting wet in the flood water, which he had done many times, was just the tip of an iceberg, they said.
“You’re the best Member of Parliament that I know and our Bintulu right now has Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing. May God bless you always ... Aamiin,” wrote Saharudeen Taha.
“A truly caring gentleman. Bintulu folks are blessed to have DS Tiong,” wrote Royston Sim.
According to the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, as of 8am yesterday, the number of evacuees in the Bintulu Division (covering Bintulu, Tatau and Sebauh districts) stood at 5,184.