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SHAH ALAM: Lembaga Perumahan dan Hartanah Selangor (LPHS) selesai menyalurkan bantuan sewa rumah sementara bagi tempoh tiga bulan kedua kepada mangsa insiden kebakaran paip gas di Putra Heights, Subang Jaya.
Exco Perumahan dan Kebudayaan Selangor, Datuk Borhan Aman Shah berkata, bayaran fasa kedua meliputi tempoh Julai hingga September itu dikreditkan semua penerima pada 6 Ogos lalu.
Menurutnya, bantuan itu melibatkan seramai 144 ketua isi rumah (KIR) dengan jumlah keseluruhan pembayaran bernilai RM864,000.
“Penentuan senarai penerima itu dibuat selepas proses semakan semula data oleh Unit Pengurusan Bencana Petaling, Jawatankuasa Kecil Penyedia Data Mangsa dan wakil komuniti setempat.
“Ia mengambil kira beberapa faktor seperti rumah telah siap dibaiki selain mangsa merupakan penyewa dan telah berpindah atau tidak lagi memerlukan bantuan sewa sementara,” katanya kepada pemberita, hari ini.
Menurut Borhan, bantuan itu antara komitmen kerajaan negeri dalam memastikan kebajikan mangsa sementara mengurus penempatan semula atau pembaikan rumah.
“Pelaksanaan itu diharap memberi kelegaan sementara dan membolehkan mereka memfokuskan pemulihan kehidupan harian.
“Bagi mangsa yang belum hadir membuat tuntutan semula bantuan sewa, mereka digesa melakukan semakan kelayakan dan bantuan disalurkan sekiranya layak,” ujarnya.
Tambah beliau, seramai 365 KIR telah menerima bantuan itu pada fasa pertama dengan peruntukan sebanyak RM2.19 juta.
“Seramai 78 lagi KIR tidak memerlukan bantuan atas sebab tertentu termasuk telah menetap di rumah sendiri, kerosakan kecil, berada di luar negara atau menolak bantuan,” katanya.
Letupan pada 1 April lalu mengakibatkan 81 rumah musnah sepenuhnya dengan kerosakan struktur melebihi 40 peratus, 81 separa musnah dan 57 terkesan tetapi tidak terbakar.
Sebanyak 218 rumah lagi bagaimanapun tidak terjejas termasuk melibatkan Kampung Tengah, Puchong.
BEIJING, 13 Ogos: Beijing meningkatkan amaran hujan ributnya kepada kuning – tahap ketiga tertinggi – berikutan hujan lebat diramal melanda banyak kawasan di bandar itu pada Selasa malam, lapor Xinhua.
Balai cerap meteorologi Beijing mengeluarkan amaran itu pada 4.47 petang Selasa, meramalkan kadar kerpasan setiap jam melebihi 50 milimeter (mm) sejam di daerah seperti Fangshan, Daxing, Tongzhou, Fengtai, Chaoyang, Shunyi, Pinggu, Huairou dan Miyun dalam beberapa jam akan datang. Jumlah kerpasan di sesetengah kawasan dijangka melebihi 100 mm.
Menurut amaran itu, terdapat potensi berlakunya kepala air, aliran lumpur dan tanah runtuh di kawasan pergunungan, serta banjir di kawasan tanah rendah.
Pada 5.30 petang, Pihak Berkuasa Air Beijing dan Perkhidmatan Meteorologi Beijing mengeluarkan amaran kuning kepala air di beberapa daerah pinggir bandar di utara dan barat Beijing.
Pihak berkuasa kawalan banjir turut memberi amaran kepada orang ramai supaya tidak mengunjungi kawasan pergunungan yang terdedah kepada bencana geologi memandangkan hujan dijangka berterusan minggu ini.
China mempunyai sistem amaran cuaca berkod warna empat peringkat, dengan merah mewakili tahap amaran paling teruk, diikuti oren, kuning dan biru. – TVS
TAIPEI: Nearly 2,000 people in Taiwan will be evacuated from their homes as Typhoon Podul approaches the island.
The typhoon is expected to make landfall along the southeast coast on Wednesday before crossing into the Taiwan Strait.
Average wind speeds could reach 133 kilometres per hour, with gusts up to 166kph, according to the Central Weather Administration.
Around 31,000 soldiers are on standby to assist with rescue and relief efforts, the defence ministry confirmed.
Domestic flights for Wednesday have been cancelled by local carriers Uni Air and Mandarin Airlines.
Eastern counties Hualien and Taitung, central Chiayi, and southern regions face the highest risk, forecaster Chu Mei-lin warned.
“Everyone should be aware of the threat of strong winds and heavy rains from tomorrow until early morning on the 14th,“ Chu said.
Nearly 700 people will be evacuated from Hualien, while 1,100 may be relocated from Kaohsiung’s mountainous areas.
Kaohsiung and Pingtung could see 400-600 millimetres of rain from Tuesday to Thursday, another forecaster noted.
Other regions may receive over 350mm of rainfall.
Central and southern Taiwan are still recovering from Typhoon Danas and recent torrential rains.
Typhoon Danas killed two people and injured hundreds in early July after dumping over 500mm of rain.
Subsequent heavy rains from late July to early August brought Taiwan’s 2024 rainfall to 2.1 metres in some areas.
The extreme weather left five dead, three missing, and 78 injured, disaster officials reported.
Taiwan frequently experiences tropical storms between July and October.
Scientists warn climate change is intensifying weather patterns, increasing flood risks. - AFP
JAKARTA: Gempa bumi berukuran 6.4 magnitud menggegarkan kawasan 27 kilometer (km) tenggara Kabupaten Sarmi, wilayah Papua, Indonesia pada 3.24 petang waktu Jakarta pada hari ini, menurut Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofizik (BMKG), lapor Xinhua.
Gempa bumi itu berlaku pada kedalaman 13km dengan pusat gempa dikesan pada 1.90 darjah latitud selatan dan 138.99 darjah longitud timur.
BMKG memaklumkan tiada potensi tsunami. Setakat ini tiada laporan segera mengenai kemalangan jiwa atau kerosakan.
GERIK: The Kenderong Permanent Forest Reserve has become the first location in Peninsular Malaysia to feature a helipad and tube wells for improved forest fire management.
Mohamad Farhan Sukiman, assistant director of the Perak Forestry Department, said the project provides an alternative water source beyond river supplies for firefighting.
The RM400,000 project was built on a 0.2-hectare former logging site between August and September last year.
“The Department of Minerals and Geoscience provided technical expertise for the tube wells, while our department managed site operations,“ said Mohamad Farhan.
He added that the nearby helipad reduces aerial operation times from 10 to three minutes for water collection.
This initiative showcases inter-agency collaboration in disaster management and environmental protection.
The project involved cooperation between federal and state agencies under a 2023–2025 firefighting infrastructure programme.
Shazlean Mohd Hanafiah of Perak’s Fire and Rescue Department highlighted how tube wells solve water access challenges in remote areas.
Previously, crews relied on distant fire hydrants or six-hour uphill treks to reach blazes.
Helicopters now transport personnel and equipment using the new helipad, significantly improving response times.
The site’s existing water sources, including lakes and mines, complement the new infrastructure for aerial firefighting. – Bernama