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NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
TANJUNG MALIM: Villagers of Kampung Orang Asli Chinggong here described Tuesday evening’s flood that hit their homes as the second worst incident since 2003.
A total of 410 villagers had to relocated to the temporary relief centre at the village hall after Sungai Chinggong overflowed.
A resident, Jefri Mohd Kassim, 52, said heavy rain began in the hill area around 2pm before reaching to the village.
“At the time, I was hosting guests at my home to celebrate the New Year. Suddenly, some villagers rushed to inform us that the river had overflowed.
“Within 10 minutes, water began flooding the yard, prompting me to instruct my family members to evacuate and bring essential documents to the hall,” Jefri said.
He said the floodwaters, carrying mud and debris, quickly surged into the village, leaving no time to save their household items.
Meanwhile, a person with disabilities, Chew Ho Seng, 43, said he saw the floodwaters rushing into his house.
“Without wasting time, I immediately called my nephew, who was sleeping inside, to inform him that the house was flooded.
“My nephew quickly pushed me on my wheelchair to the relief centre, and all our belongings were submerged,” he said.
Housewife Jamilah Dawi, 53, said she saw floodwater entering her yard after her daughter-inlaw alerted her.
“Our house is about 40 meters from the river. When the water level rose rapidly, we couldn’t save any belongings.”
She added that she managed to save important documents only before heading to the village relief centre.
Meanwhile, village Tok Batin Syarif Salaseh, 51, said the flood was the second-worst since the first major flood in 2003.
He said that not only did the river overflow, but the water also brought mud and debris into the village.
“The villagers could only save themselves. During the incident, children, the elderly and the sick were evacuated to the hall first with the help of other villagers,” he added.
‘BRACE FOR FLOODS FROM JAN 5 TO 9’
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MALAYSIA is on high alert as it braces for the fourth phase of the flood season, which was anticipated by the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) to take place between Jan 5 and 9.
The northeast monsoon is forecast to bring heavy rainfall, heightening the risk of severe and widespread flooding, particularly in the east coast, and western and southern regions of Sarawak.
Nadma director-general Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus said the monsoon had triggered five surges, four of which resulted in heavy rainfall.
“Although some populated areas were not flooded, the authorities are fully prepared for potential disasters during this phase,” he told the New Straits Times.
He said the northeast monsoon, which typically runs from November to March, posed a considerable flood risk.
“We expect more episodes of heavy rainfall and are maintaining vigilance to mitigate the impact,” he said.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (Met- Malaysia) is moni- toring weather pat- terns closely and will issue updates on any impending monsoon surges.
While heavy rain had already caused flooding in several states in earlier phases, Khairul said not all monsoon surges led to heavy rainfall in flood-prone areas.
Nadma, he said, had been preparing for this critical phase since the conclusion of the 2023/2024 flood season.
“Preparations included training exercises with relevant agencies and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), ensuring the readiness of assets and responders, and equipping evacuation centres with food and healthcare assistance for flood victims.
“We are also focusing on community engagement in flood-prone areas, improving facilities at evacuation centres, and addressing other critical issues to ensure a swift and effective response should floods occur,” he said.
Nadma had also identified 256 critical slopes, which were closely monitored as part of proactive measures against landslides.
The Welfare Department’s Info Bencana portal indicated that recent floods had led to an increase in evacuees in Selangor and Johor, although the figures remained manageable.
In his New Year message, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim reiterated the government’s commitment to ongoing flood mitigation projects in highrisk areas.
Perak had seen a sharp increase in evacuees, which rose from 52 victims from 11 families on Dec 31, to 380 people from 77 families this afternoon.
In Kelantan, only one relief centre remained open at SK Gual Tok Deh in Rantau Panjang, housing 38 people from 10 families up to 5.30pm yesterday.
In Johor, 69 people from 17 families remained at two relief centres in Kota Tinggi district.
Of these, 42 victims from 12 families were staying at SK Gembut, whereas 27 victims from five families were housed at Balai Raya Kampung Perpat.
MetMalaysia previously issued an alert warning of continuous rain in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, and Johor from Jan 4 to 6, with expectations of further heavy rainfall and potential flooding.
ALOR SETAR: Kerajaan negeri bersetuju menyalurkan sumbangan berjumlah RM500 kepada setiap ketua isi rumah (KIR), keluarga yang terlibat dengan banjir pada November lalu.
Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md. Nor berkata, pemberian itu akan diberikan kepada semua keluarga terlibat termasuk mereka yang tidak berpindah ke Pusat Pemindahan Sementara (PPS).
Katanya, sumbangan itu dijangka melibatkan implikasi kewangan bernilai RM3.5 juta di pihak kerajaan negeri.
“Ketika ini jumlah mangsa banjir itu masih di peringkat bancian namun pagi ini, saya nak maklumkan bahawa kerajaan negeri bersetuju menyumbangkan RM500 kepada ketua isi rumah terlibat banjir sama ada yang berpindah atau pun tidak.
“Jumlah mereka yang terlibat akan disahkan oleh pegawai daerah masing-masing. Kalau kita dapat angka penuh mereka yang terjejas pada minggu ini, minggu depan sumbangan tersebut sudah mula boleh dibayar,” katanya ketika berucap dalam Majlis Perhimpunan Penjawat Awam Negeri di Wisma Darul Aman di sini, hari ini.
Dalam sidang akhbar selepas itu, Muhammad Sanusi menzahirkan harapan agar sumbangan tersebut dapat memberi sedikit kelegaan kepada mereka yang terlibat.
Katanya, sumbangan tersebut akan dipastikan untuk diberi kepada ketua isi rumah sebelum sekolah dibuka semula selepas waktu cuti yang akan bermula, tidak lama lagi.
“Dalam kejadian banjir kali ini, ada yang antara mangsa yang tidak berpindah disebabkan beberapa faktor antaranya kesihatan selain mereka masih boleh tinggal di bahagian atas rumah. Ada juga yang tidak berpindah kerana pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) telah penuh atau terlalu padat dan kita mengambil inisiatif untuk menghantar bekalan makanan macam biasa.
“Atas faktor itu, kita jangkakan jumlah mangsa banjir sebenarnya jauh lebih ramai daripada fasa pertama bencana itu yang berlaku September lalu. Ketika ini bancian masih dibuat dan kita akan serahkan sumbangan itu dalam bulan ini juga,” katanya.
Sementara itu Muhammad Sanusi turut mengingatkan semua agensi berkaitan agar mengambil langkah bersiap sedia berikutan laporan dikeluarkan Institut Penyelidikan Air Kebangsaan (Nahrim) dan Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia), yang menjangkakan kemarau berpanjangan bermula tahun ini dan mungkin berlarutan hingga 2035.
“Kita juga mungkin akan memulakan langkah untuk memastikan sumber air di Kedah, digunakan untuk negeri ini terlebih dulu,” katanya.
80 pusat peperiksaan alternatif di Pahang, 63 pusat peperiksaan berisiko terjejas banjir
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RAUB: Sebanyak 80 pusat peperiksaan alternatif disediakan di Pahang sebagai persediaan menghadapi kemungkinan banjir yang boleh menjejaskan pusat peperiksaan di seluruh negeri.
Pengarah Pendidikan Pahang, Datuk Amzan Abd. Malek berkata, pusat-pusat peperiksaan alternatif berkenaan disediakan berhampiran kawasan pusat peperiksaan yang berisiko terjejas banjir.
“Pada masa ini, kita mengenalpasti 63 pusat peperiksaan berisiko terjejas banjir dan 40 pusat peperiksaan yang berisiko laluan dinaiki air.
“Jadi apa kita buat ialah kita ada 80 pusat alternatif, maknanya kalau berlaku banjir kita ada pusat alternatif ini,” katanya ketika meninjau perjalanan peperiksaan bertulis Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) 2024 di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Dong di sini hari ini.
Sebanyak 259 pusat peperiksaan di 229 buah sekolah disediakan di seluruh negeri untuk menempatkan 20,401 calon SPM 2024 Pahang.
Seramai 2,792 petugas dalam kalangan guru dan 396 petugas sukarelawan disediakan bagi melancarkan peperiksaan berkenaan tahun ini.
Menurut Amzan, selain itu pihaknya juga bekerjasama dengan pelbagai agensi berkaitan untuk membawa calon dan petugas sekiranya laluan dinaiki air.
Katanya, selain itu seramai 334 guru bimbingan kaunseling juga bersedia untuk menjalankan tugas sekiranya berlaku musibah khususnya banjir. – UTUSAN
PETALING JAYA: Keadaan banjir di Kelantan, Perak, dan Johor kekal tidak berubah setakat pukul 9 pagi tadi .
Di Perak, seramai 307 mangsa daripada 59 keluarga masih berlindung di pusat pemindahan sementara di Dewan Kampung Asli Chinggung, daerah Muallim.
Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran negeri melaporkan bahawa paras air di Sungai Perak di Pasang Api, Bagan Datuk, kekal pada paras bahaya, iaitu 3.11 meter.
Sementara itu di Kelantan, jumlah mangsa banjir kekal seramai 38 orang daripada 10 keluarga yang ditempatkan di Sekolah Kebangsaan Gual Tok Deh, Rantau Panjang.
Menurut portal Public Infobanjir, Sungai Golok di Rantau Panjang kini berada pada paras amaran iaitu 8.0 meter, berbanding paras bahaya 9.39 meter yang direkodkan malam tadi.
Di Johor pula, jumlah mangsa banjir kekal seramai 69 orang daripada 17 keluarga, yang kini ditempatkan di dua pusat pemindahan, iaitu Sekolah Kebangsaan Gembut dan Balai Raya Kampung Perpat di daerah Kota Tinggi.
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Negeri, Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani, dalam satu kenyataan, memaklumkan bahawa paras air di stesen Sungai Simpang Kanan di Parit Belemam, Batu Pahat, kekal pada paras berjaga-jaga dengan bacaan 2.31 meter. – UTUSAN
