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JAS beri perhatian khusus kebakaran tanah gambut, tapak pelupusan sampah di Sarawak, Johor
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KUALA LUMPUR: Jabatan Alam Sekitar (JAS) memberi perhatian khusus terhadap kejadian kebakaran di beberapa kawasan di Sarawak dan Johor, khususnya yang membabitkan kawasan tanah gambut serta tapak pelupusan sampah.
Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Pembangunan) JAS, Azuri Azizah Saedon berkata ia berikutan risiko kebakaran lebih tinggi dalam keadaan cuaca panas dan kering.
Menurutnya, kebakaran di kawasan berkenaan berpotensi menghasilkan asap dan pelepasan bahan pencemar yang boleh menjejaskan kualiti udara setempat sekiranya tidak dikawal.
"Di Sarawak, kebakaran di tapak pelupusan sampah Selalang, Sarikei melibatkan kawasan seluas 1.5 hektar.
"Setakat hari ini, kira-kira satu hektar (67 peratus) berjaya dipadamkan, manakala baki 0.5 hektar masih terbakar dan dalam tindakan pemadaman," katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
Beliau berkata, di Johor kebakaran tanah gambut di sekitar Tanah Perkuburan Cina Bukit Pelali dan Jalan Bypass Sebana Cove–Punggai, Kota Tinggi membabitkan kawasan seluas 17 hektar.
Jelasnya, setakat hari ini, sebanyak 14.8 hektar (87 peratus) sudah berjaya dipadamkan, manakala baki 2.2 hektar masih dalam tindakan pemadaman.
"Selain itu, kebakaran tanah gambut di Kampung Sungai Buntu, Pengerang, Kota Tinggi membabitkan kawasan seluas 10.12 hektar dan sudah berjaya dipadamkan sepenuhnya.
"JAS Sarawak dan JAS Johor akan terus melaksanakan pemantauan di lokasi kebakaran, termasuk menggunakan dron bagi mendapatkan gambaran terkini mengenai status kebakaran dan keluasan kawasan yang terjejas," katanya.
Azuri Azizah berkata, pemantauan kualiti udara turut dilaksanakan bagi menilai potensi kesan kebakaran terhadap kualiti udara setempat.
"Sementara tindakan susulan akan diambil berdasarkan keadaan di lapangan dan hasil penilaian bersama agensi berkaitan.
"Dalam konteks kawalan pencemaran udara, JAS akan terus memberi perhatian terhadap sebarang aktiviti pembakaran terbuka dan kejadian kebakaran yang berpotensi menyumbang kepada kemerosotan kualiti udara," katanya.
Katanya lagi, JAS menyeru orang ramai tidak melakukan pembakaran terbuka, khususnya ketika keadaan cuaca panas dan kering serta kualiti udara berada pada tahap yang tidak sihat hingga berbahaya.
"Orang ramai juga diminta tidak membenarkan tanah atau premis milik mereka dimasuki atau dicerobohi oleh pihak yang tidak bertanggungjawab sehingga menyebabkan berlakunya pembakaran terbuka.
"Selaras Akta Kualiti Alam Sekeliling (Pindaan) 2024, kesalahan pembakaran terbuka boleh dikenakan denda minimum RM25,000 hingga RM1,000,000, atau penjara sehingga lima tahun, atau kedua-duanya. Kompaun sehingga 50 peratus daripada denda maksimum juga boleh dikenakan bagi setiap kesalahan," katanya.
CAMERON HIGHLANDS: Kejadian tanah runtuh dilapor berlaku di Seksyen 1.4 Jalan Sultan Hj Ahmad Shah, dekat Tanah Rata, di sini, petang tadi menyebabkan laluan berkenaan terpaksa ditutup sementara kepada semua pengguna jalan raya.
Dalam kejadian kira-kira 4.50 petang itu, penutupan laluan dilakukan untuk keselamatan orang awam serta melancarkan kerja pembersihan mendapan tanah yang dilaksanakan oleh Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) bersama YP Maintenance.
Ketua Polis Daerah Cameron Highlands, Superintendan Azri Ramli berkata pihak berkuasa sedang memantau secara berterusan proses pembersihan di lokasi berkenaan sehingga laluan itu dipastikan benar-benar selamat untuk dibuka semula.
"Situasi terkini di lokasi terkawal dan pemantauan berkala dilaksanakan dari semasa ke semasa.
"Orang ramai dinasihatkan supaya tidak menggunakan laluan berkenaan buat sementara waktu," katanya dalam kenyataan.
Sementara itu, kejadian banjir kilat turut dilaporkan berlaku jam 4.53 petang di Taman Perumahan Golden Hill, Brinchang.
Kejadian menjejaskan tiga rumah dan tujuh kenderaan akibat limpahan air banjir kilat.
Azri bagaimanapun mengesahkan tiada kemalangan jiwa atau kecederaan dilaporkan dalam insiden berkenaan.
"Anggota polis dikejarkan ke lokasi bagi tindakan dan pemantauan lanjut.
"Setibanya di lokasi, keadaan didapati terkawal dan air banjir dilaporkan mula surut. Pihak Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) serta Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM) turut dimaklumkan bagi kawalan keselamatan," katanya.
Sehubungan itu, polis menasihatkan orang ramai terutamanya penduduk yang menetap di kawasan berisiko tinggi, supaya sentiasa berwaspada terhadap perubahan cuaca serta mematuhi arahan pihak berkuasa.
Orang awam juga diingatkan supaya tidak membuat sebarang spekulasi atau menyebarkan maklumat tidak sahih yang boleh mencetuskan kegusaran dalam kalangan masyarakat.
Sebarang maklumat boleh disalurkan terus ke Bilik Gerakan Ibu Pejabat Polis Daerah (IPD) Cameron Highlands di talian 05-4915999 atau mana-mana balai polis berhampiran.
PETALING JAYA: There is no area in the country with a “hazardous” Air Pollutant Index (API) reading, due to the haze, as of 9am today, according to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal.
The highest API reading was recorded in Serian in Sarawak with 258, or “very unhealthy”, Bernama reported.
Sarawak is still the worst-hit state, with unhealthy air quality recorded in eight other areas, namely Sri Aman (197), Samarahan (195), Kuching (191), Bintulu (152), Sarikei (151), Samalaju (148), Mukah (118) and Sibu (108).
The APIMS portal also reported moderate readings in 44 areas nationwide and good readings in 14 areas, especially in Peninsular Malaysia.
The heavy rain in several parts of the peninsula until this morning is believed to be the main reason for the clearer skies.
An API reading of 0 to 50 indicates good air quality; 51 to 100 moderate; 101 to 200 unhealthy; 201 to 300 very unhealthy; and 300 and above hazardous.
IPOH, Sept 12 — The left lane of the North-South Expressway near a landslide at Kilometre 263.6 southbound will be closed along a one-kilometre stretch as a safety precaution, police said today.
Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the closure would extend from Kilometre 262.8 to Kilometre 263.8, with safety cones placed along the route.
He said no contraflow lane had been activated and traffic conditions were being continuously monitored.
“CCTV cameras at the nearby vista point will be focused on the incident site to allow continuous monitoring of the landslide area and traffic flow along the route,” he said in a statement.
Police, PLUS Malaysia Berhad and other relevant agencies are continuing to monitor the site to ensure the safety of highway users.
Mohd Alwi advised motorists to follow instructions and safety signs, reduce their speed and drive carefully when passing through the area.
The Malaysian Highway Authority said yesterday that the slope collapse between the Menora Tunnel and Ipoh had caused congestion stretching up to 15 kilometres. — Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 — The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Smart), which participated in the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief mission in Nepal, is expected to return home today or tomorrow, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
He stated that all equipment belonging to the team, such as drones, has been handed over to rescue teams in Nepal for use in search operations for flood victims in the country.
“Nepalese authorities do not intend (at this time) to announce the termination of search and rescue (SAR) operations, as there are still 5,000 people unaccounted for.
“The Smart team leader will provide a report and assess the next steps so that we do not make hasty decisions; if they (Nepal) require assistance from Malaysia, we can consider helping with the search or rescue operations,” he said.
Mohamad told reporters while visiting the Media Centre at the 2026 Umno General Assembly here today.
The Smart MAS01 team, participating in the Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief mission to Nepal, arrived in the country via Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, on September 5.
The team, comprising 11 personnel and officers, departed for Nepal on a Royal Malaysian Air Force A400M aircraft from the RMAF Subang Air Base, carrying 12.4 tonnes of SAR equipment.
He said this is to enable next-of-kin to handle matters such as insurance claims and other related issues.
“In Nepal, for anyone reported missing or unaccounted for, a death certificate can be issued after three years, whereas in Malaysia, it takes seven years.
“That is why we have asked the (Malaysian) embassy there to liaise with the (Nepalese) ministry to determine how next-of-kin can obtain documents confirming the status of the Malaysians who remain missing,” he said. — Bernama