TAMBUNAN: Laluan utama yang menghubungkan empat kampung dan sebuah sekolah di kawasan Kampung Tiung Widu di sini masih terputus selepas jambatan di Sungai Melout runtuh berikutan hujan lebat pada Isnin lalu.

Ketua Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Tambunan, Mitchell Francis George berkata, setakat ini Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) sedang berusaha membina laluan alternatif namun ia dijangka mengambil masa sehingga sebulan untuk disiapkan bergantung kepada keadaan paras sungai.

“Buat masa ini laluan masih terputus, tetapi kerja-kerja Pelan Pengurusan Trafik (TMP) sedang dijalankan oleh pihak konsesi penyelenggaraan. Kami juga sentiasa memantau keadaan,” katanya ketika dihubungi, hari ini.

Menurut beliau, setakat ini tiada laporan kejadian banjir diterima oleh pihak bomba.

“Cuaca di Tambunan juga baik, hanya hujan pada petang semalam namun tidak menyebabkan banjir. Bomba berada dalam keadaan bersiap siaga dan akan segera bertindak jika menerima panggilan kecemasan,” jelasnya.

Empat kampung yang terjejas ialah Kampung Tiung, Widu, Pialungan, Tiang Ranau, termasuk Sekolah Kebangsaan Tiung Widu.

Mitchell berkata bekalan makanan masih dibekalkan oleh Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), Pejabat Daerah Tambunan (PDT), Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM) dan Pejabat Wakil Rakyat.

“Setakat ini keperluan asas penduduk masih terjaga hasil kerjasama pelbagai pihak,” katanya. – UTUSAN

KOTA KINABALU (Sept 10): Sixty-four families from eight villages in Beaufort were evacuated from their homes following flood in the area since yesterday.

A statement from the Sabah State Disaster Management Committee said 199 people from 64 families are currently taking shelter at the temporary evacuation centres (PPS) Selangon. There are 37 men, 66 women, 50 boys and 64 girls.

Continuous monitoring of the flood situation is ongoing which involves the Malaysia Civil Defence Department (APM), the Fire and Rescue Department and other agencies.

Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister I Datuk Seri Panglima Dr Jeffrey G. Kitingan went to the ground to assist communities cut off by recent floods in Tambunan and Keningau.

In Kampung Widu and Kampung Piolungan, where torrential floodwaters destroyed a main bridge, Jeffrey – who is also Tambunan assemblyman and Keningau Member of Parliament – visited the affected areas with district officials, the Public Works Department (JKR), Civil Defence Force (APM), welfare officers, STAR Sabah divisional leaders and village heads.

The visit was not only to assess damage but also to deliver immediate relief and moral support to hundreds of residents who lost access. Among the assistance provided were petrol and diesel for stranded vehicles, basic necessities for affected families, transport for patients needing hospital care, and special incentives for students forced to travel under difficult conditions.

Jeffrey also recorded his appreciation to caring parties, including Kim Teck Cheong Group through its executive director Datuk Dexter Lau, for their contributions to the villagers.

“I hope all this assistance will ease the burden of our people who have been affected. The presence of leaders by the side of the people in difficult times is the true test of leadership. I also pray that the process of repairing the bridge will go smoothly for the well-being of all,” he said.

The visit ended with the handing over of food baskets and basic necessities.

In Keningau, Jeffrey was joined by Dato’ Mohd Ishak Datuk Ayub, deputy coordinator of STAR Sabah P.180 Keningau, to inspect damage at Gereja Betani in flood-hit Kampung Labak.

KUALA NERUS: Penduduk Kampung Tanjung, Batu Rakit di sini semakin bimbang dengan keadaan hakisan pantai yang semakin kritikal dan dikhuatiri menyebabkan kejadian jalan runtuh berulang seperti yang berlaku awal tahun ini.

Hakisan tidak jauh dari lokasi kejadian runtuhan terdahulu semakin merebak melibatkan jarak sepanjang lebih tiga kilometer (km).

Seorang penduduk, Rosli Harun, 61, berkata, hakisan mula dikesan sejak hujung tahun lalu namun keadaan bertambah buruk sejak kebelakangan ini khususnya ketika waktu hujan.
“Keadaan semakin membimbangkan kerana ombak besar terus menghakis tebing pantai dan tanah menghampiri jalan.

“Kalau tiada tindakan segera, tidak mustahil jalan utama di kampung ini runtuh lagi seperti kejadian sebelum ini,” katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini.
Katanya, penduduk telah beberapa kali mengemukakan aduan namun sehingga kini tiada tindakan konkrit diambil.

“Kami harap kerajaan dapat ambil serius isu ini sebelum berlaku sesuatu yang lebih buruk. Kami sudah alami kerugian sebelum ini, jangan biar berulang,” katanya.

Seorang lagi penduduk, Yazit Idris, 65, juga gusar apatah lagi kediamannya sangat hampir dengan kawasan tebing yang terjejas.

“Jangan tunggu sampai jalan runtuh seperti sebelum ini. Musim tengkujuh pun sudah dekat jadi tindakan sewajarnya perlu diambil,” katanya.

Sebelum ini, kerja-kerja membaik pulih jalan dan tebing yang runtuh di laluan Jalan Mengabang Telipot–Batu Rakit (Pantai) sudah dilaksanakan Jabatan Kerja Raya dan dijangka siap sepenuhnya pada Oktober ini.

Sementara itu, Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Batu Rakit, Mohd. Shafizi Ismail berkata, dia sudah meninjau kawasan tersebut dan mendapati hakisan semakin menghampiri jalan utama iaitu kira-kira dua meter.

Katanya, risiko hakisan pantai yang semakin serius di kawasan Lot 9349 menimbulkan kebimbangan penduduk setempat apabila kerja pembaikan tidak dapat dijalankan sehingga urusan pengambilan balik tanah diselesaikan sepenuhnya.-UTUSAN.

LJUBLJANA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Slovenia's Environmental Agency on Tuesday issued a red alert for heavy and prolonged rainfall across western, central, and southern regions from Tuesday evening until Thursday night.

The agency warned of possible torrential floods in the west, with rain spreading eastward on Wednesday and intensifying on Thursday. Forecasts indicate 50 to 120 millimeters of rainfall in most areas, with higher amounts locally.

Civil Protection and Disaster Relief chief Leon Behin urged residents in flood-prone areas to clear water paths and take precautions. The storm system is linked to a cyclone over the northern Mediterranean.

In recent years, Slovenia has faced worsening extreme weather, including record floods in August 2023 that killed six people and damaged more than 10,000 buildings.