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Buying time for post-quake aid
- Admin UKK
- Berita
PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia, as Asean Chair, will seek an extension to the ceasefire announced by Myanmar’s ruling military to allow ongoing humanitarian aid in the earthquake-hit nation, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
As Asean Chair, the Prime Minister said Malaysia will make this appeal when he meets Myanmar Prime Minister Senior Gen Min Aung Hlaing in Bangkok this Friday.
“The temporary ceasefire will end on April 22 and I will ask for it to be extended,” he said when addressing the Finance Ministry’s monthly assembly.
Anwar said the meeting will be held on the sidelines of his visit to Bangkok, where he will meet his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra to resolve the issue of floods in Sungai Golok, among others.
“I will leave for Bangkok after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
“We will be discussing matters related to Sungai Golok. The dredging and cleaning of Sungai Golok is necessary, as it also contributes to flooding in southern Thailand and Kelantan,” he said.
On April 2, Myanmar’s ruling military declared a temporary ceasefire in the country’s civil war to allow relief efforts following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake which killed thousands.
Malaysia had sent its SMART rescue team as well as set up a temporary military field hospital to assist in humanitarian aid there.
Although there are no diplomatic ties between Asean and Myanmar’s current ruling military junta, Anwar said this will be the first time such a meeting is being held based on humanitarian grounds.
“While Asean remains committed to the five-point consensus as the basis for engagement with Myanmar, this meeting is being held purely on humanitarian grounds.
“The recent earthquake in Myanmar was severe and the Cabinet has agreed to continue Malaysia’s assistance, including via a temporary field hospital run by the Malaysian Armed Forces,” he said.
On US tariffs, the Prime Minister reiterated the need for Asean to have one voice and a common approach, adding that it was crucial for the grouping to focus internally and work collectively on the matter.
“Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz had recently invited his Asean counterparts for a meeting to explore ways to maintain bilateral ties with the US.
“This allowed us space so that we can have a common approach in facing the challenges,” he said.
Anwar pointed out that Asean represents the voice of not just one of the world’s largest economy but also one of the most peaceful regions in the world.
“We also have some of the fastest-growing economies in the world. With these two strengths, no global power can view Asean lightly or sideline it,” he said.
KUALA LUMPUR, 15 April- Situasi banjir di Johor dan Sabah menunjukkan tanda pemulihan apabila jumlah penduduk terjejas banjir yang ditempatkan di pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) di kedua-dua negeri berkenaan mencatatkan penurunan, pagi ini.
Di Johor, jumlah penduduk terjejas banjir menurun kepada 106 orang daripada 34 keluarga setakat pukul 8.00 pagi ini, berbanding 195 orang daripada 60 keluarga yang direkodkan petang semalam.
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Negeri (JPBN), Tan Sri Dr. Azmi Rohani berkata mangsa yang terjejas itu membabitkan daerah Batu Pahat dan Segamat dengan tiga PPS beroperasi iaitu Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seri Gading, Batu Pahat serta Balai Raya Kampung Batu Badak dan Dewan Komuniti Kampung Tasek, Segamat.
Beliau berkata kawasan terlibat banjir di Batu Pahat adalah Kampung Baharu Sri Gading, Kampung Parit Bengkok, Kampung Parit Kaspan, Kampung Parit Samion dan Kampung Parit Samijan.
“Dua kampung terlibat banjir di Segamat pula adalah Kampung Seberang Batu Badak dan Kampung Batu 5 Jalan Muar. Keadaan cuaca yang dilaporkan sehingga pukul 8.00 pagi ini adalah cerah bagi keseluruhan negeri Johor,” katanya dalam kenyataan.
Di Sabah, jumlah penduduk terjejas banjir turun mendadak kepada 471 orang daripada 154 keluarga pagi ini dan ditempatkan di lima PPS, berbanding 890 orang daripada 259 keluarga petang semalam.
Sekretariat JPBN Sabah memaklumkan Nabawan mencatat 29 penduduk terjejas dari lapan keluarga ditempatkan di satu PPS, diikuti Sook (239 orang, 79 keluarga, dua PPS); Beaufort (127 orang, 46 keluarga, satu PPS); dan Keningau (76 orang, 21 keluarga, satu PPS).
“Sebanyak 40 kampung terjejas akibat banjir dengan 30 kampung di Nabawan, enam kampung di Beaufort dan masing-masing dua kampung di Sook dan Keningau,” katanya.- BERNAMA
GENEVA: The devastating earthquake that hit Myanmar last month has displaced tens of thousands and left the conflict-hit country in urgent need of large-scale debris removal, the United Nations said Monday (April 14).
"At least two and half million tonnes of debris - roughly 125,000 truckloads - must be removed in Myanmar," the UN Development Programme (UNDP) said in a statement, pointing to new data generated by remote sensing data.
Two weeks on from the 7.7-magnitude quake, which killed more than 3,600, the central cities of Mandalay and Sagaing lie devastated, while more than 60,000 people have crowded into temporary displacement sites, the agency said.
They are "too fearful to return to their homes. Transport connectivity is impaired and water supply is not functioning", UNDP's resident representative in the country Titon Mitra warned in the statement.
According to the UNDP analysis, some 1.6 million buildings were located in the areas exposed to the greatest intensity of the quake.
"Many of the exposed buildings were not designed to withstand such powerful seismic activity," the agency said.
It highlighted that more than 10,000 homes and public service buildings may have been significantly damaged or destroyed.
At the same time, 128 health facilities "were exposed to severe or violent tremors, with high likelihood of significant damage or destruction as a result", it said.
"With fewer health facilities to serve the impacted population, concerns are mounting regarding the capacity to provide critical medical care in the aftermath."
Mitra said the UNDP analysis, which integrated advanced satellite data with a range of other data points, presented "a very concerning picture".
"It's critical that we rapidly verify on the ground this view from on high," he said. - AFP
Gempa bumi gegar bandar Amerika
- Admin UKK
- Berita
WASHINGTON – Gempa bumi sederhana bermagnitud 5.2 dekat menggegarkan rantau California Selatan pagi kelmarin lapor akhbar New York Post.
Menurut Pusat Kajian Geologi Amerika Syarikat (AS), gempa bumi itu berpusat dekat bandar San Diego tetapi gegarannya dirasai sehingga ke kota raya Los Angeles pada jarak lebih 161 kilometer.
Gegaran berlaku kira-kira pukul 10.08 pagi (waktu tempatan) dengan pusat gempa dikesan berhampiran pekan Julian, timur laut San Diego.
“Lindungi diri anda,” kata pihak berkuasa ketika mengeluarkan amaran kecemasan apabila jalan raya dan bangunan bertingkat bergegar.
Rakaman video tersebar di media sosial menunjukkan gempa bumi itu menakutkan haiwan peliharaan, menyebabkan pinggan mangkuk jatuh dari rak dan botol-botol minuman pecah bertaburan.
Gegaran yang berlaku juga cukup kuat untuk menggegarkan kereta dan cermin tingkap.
Satu rakaman video memaparkan air kolam renang beralun dan klip video lain menunjukkan perkakas rumah bertaburan di dapur.
Setakat ini tiada laporan mengenai kecederaan atau kematian, kata pihak berkuasa. – AGENSI
SHAH ALAM – Masalah isu tebatan banjir dan jalan antara aduan diterima daripada pelabur di Selangor.
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pilihan Khas Mengenai Keupayaan, Kebertanggungjawaban dan Ketelusan (Selcat) Dewan Negeri Selangor (DNS) Lau Weng San berkata, aduan yang diterima tersebut masalah yang telah berlaku lebih setahun lalu.
“Saya tiada jumlah aduan yang tepat. Namun, antara aduan yang kami terima seperti masalah isu tebatan banjir dan jalan di beberapa kawasan di Klang.
“Aduan yang dibuat pihak pelabur ini mungkin masalah yang sudah lama berlaku, namun tiada tindakan yang sewajarnya oleh pihak berkaitan,” katanya dalam sidang akhbar di Wisma Dewan Negeri di sini, hari ini.
Beliau memberitahu, daerah Klang, Kuala Langat dan Petaling merupakan daerah yang menerima paling banyak aduan daripada Selcat mengenai infrastruktur seperti
masalah penyelengaraan sistem perparitan, bekalan elektrik, bekalan air kemudahan awam dan lain-lain lagi.
Kata Weng San, isu birokrasi melibatkan kelulusan lesen dan permit juga turut dibangkitkan oleh pihak pelabur yang dikhuatiri akan menjejaskan urusan perniagaan mereka.
“Sehubungan itu, Selcat telah memuat naik borang kaji selidik di laman portal Dewan Negeri Selangor bagi mengumpul lebih banyak maklumat daripada pelabur, pengilang dan pemegang taruh di negeri ini. Pihak urusetia Selcat akan menghubungi pihak ini sekiranya memerlukan lebih banyak maklumat daripada borang kaji selidik yang diisi mereka” katanya. – KOSMO! ONLINE