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National Disaster Management meeting discusses flood solutions for Sabah, Sarawak - Ahmad Zahid
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KOTA KINABALU: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is also the chairman of the National Disaster Management Committee, today chaired the first National Disaster Management High Level Community (HLC) Committee Meeting for this year.
The closed-door meeting, which began at 10 am, was also attended by the Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development (KUSKOP) Datuk Ewon Benedick and heads of federal and state government departments and agencies.
Also present were the director-general of the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus and the Commander of the Eastern Field Command, Lt. Gen. Datuk Mohd Sofi Md Lepi.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Minister of Rural and Regional Development (KKDW), said in a statement that the meeting discussed issues and solutions related to the flood disaster which afffected Sabah and Sarawak since January.
He said as an immediate step, the meeting had approved the construction of a Permanent Disaster Evacuation Centre (PPKB) in Long Busang in the Belaga district of Sarawak while for PPKB in other areas, NADMA would collaborate with the Ministry of Education (MOE).
He said that so far only one PPKB had been built in Johor, which was at the Taman Kota Jaya Multipurpose Hall, Kota Tinggi.
“For the long-term mitigation plan, NADMA together with the Irrigation and Drainage Department will realise the implementation of the plan including utilising artificial intelligence (AI) and the latest technology, especially in disaster risk management and reduction,“ he said.
Ahmad Zahid said that in Sabah, a total of 14 flood mitigation plan projects would be implemented, with two flood mitigation projects completed and are in the defect liability period, two projects in the pre-implementation phase and 10 projects are under construction.
Meanwhile in Sarawak, 10 flood mitigation projects have been planned and two of them have been completed and are still in the defect liability period while two projects are under construction and six are in the pre-implementation phase.
He said the recent floods in Sabah involved 9,734 victims consisting of 3,120 heads of households (KIR) who have been relocated to 68 temporary evacuation centres (PPS).
The disaster has caused damage to several public infrastructures such as suspension bridges in the Kota Marudu and Pitas districts.
In Sarawak, the 2024 / 2025 Northeast Monsoon recorded the highest average rainfall of 900mm compared to the usual average rainfall of 450mm causing a flood disaster that affected 5,012 KIRs involving 16,670 victims who were relocated to 85 PPS, however 32,901 flood-affected families did not move to PPS.
Meanwhile, for the landslide victims in Kampung Lereng Bukit, Miri, a total of 60 KIR involving 209 victims are still being getting shelter at the Petronas Sports Village Hall.
“The Sarawak state government is identifying temporary housing areas to house these families to provide comfort to the elderly, children and pregnant mothers while waiting for Kampung Lereng Bukit to be rebuilt and the slope problem fixed.
“Sarawak estimates that 1,335 public infrastructure projects have been damaged and require immediate repair and maintenance as a result of the flood,“ he said.
Kota Kinabalu: Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (Nadma) akan bekerjasama dengan Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) untuk menyalurkan Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI) kepada mangsa bencana, termasuk banjir, di seluruh negara.
Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata, kaedah itu bagi memudahkan pembayaran bantuan, terutama kepada mangsa banjir yang tidak dapat berpindah ke pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS).
"Ia tidak lagi melalui sistem konvensional iaitu melalui Pejabat Daerah, Jawatankuasa Kemajuan dan Keselamatan Kampung (JKKK) atau Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Kampung Persekutuan (JKKP).
"Selepas mengadakan rundingan, senarai mangsa banjir yang dipindahkan itu akan mendapat Bantuan Wang Ihsan melalui BSN," katanya pada sidang media selepas lawatan ke projek Rancangan Tebatan Banjir (RTB) Persekitaran Kawasan Lido, di sini, hari ini.
Menerusi kaedah itu, Ahmad Zahid berkata, mangsa bencana yang sudah disenaraikan boleh ke cawangan BSN berhampiran untuk menuntut BWI masing-masing.
"Dalam perkara ini, kita melakukan beberapa urusan tatakelola untuk pengesahan bahawa mereka benar-benar mangsa banjir yang terjejas ketika Monsun Timur Laut (MTL).
"Kita akan dapatkan pengesahan daripada Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Daerah mengenai perkara ini dan kita akan lakukan pengubahsuaian terhadap pelaksanaannya," katanya.
KUALA LUMPUR: Perkembangan projek tebatan banjir, pembangunan di kawasan sempadan negara jiran dan pengurusan air di Kelantan akan terus menjadi antara keutamaan kerajaan di negeri itu.
Perkara itu dinyatakan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim hari ini, selepas beliau menerima kunjungan hormat Menteri Besar Kelantan, Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud di Perdana Putra di sini.
Beliau berkata, perbincangan hari ini adalah usaha menambah baik kerjasama antara kerajaan Persekutuan dan kerajaan negeri demi kesejahteraan dan kebajikan rakyat.
"Antara yang dibincangkan, termasuk perkembangan projek tebatan banjir, pembangunan di sempadan serta projek infrastruktur seperti penjajaran jalan dan pengurusan air.
"Saya titipkan pesanan supaya kepedulian terhadap kebajikan rakyat perlu terus menjadi keutamaan dan diuruskan sebaiknya," katanya laman sosialnya, hari ini.
KOTA KINABALU: The government has taken proactive steps to address the flood problem by allocating RM22 billion to implement the Flood Mitigation Plan (RTB) projects nationwide, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Ahmad Zahid who is also the chairman of the National Disaster Management Committee, said the allocation includes RTB upgrading works that have been and are being identified, especially in areas frequently hit by floods in the country.
“For example, the areas around Kota Kinabalu and Penampang are hit by floods up to four times a year and the RTB project in phases has been implemented and there are projects for the next phase that have been listed so that the flood problem can be resolved,“ he told reporters after visiting the Kota Kinabalu Lido flood RTB project areas here today.
Also present was Minister of Entrepreneur and Cooperative Development Datuk Ewon Benedick, who is also the Member of Parliament for Penampang.
Ahmad Zahid said an additional allocation of about RM800 million would also be included in the 13th Malaysia Plan to overcome floods in the Penampang and Putatan areas.
He said a total of 14 RTB projects would be implemented in Sabah, namely two flood mitigation projects had been completed and were in the defect liability period, 10 projects were under construction, and two projects were in the pre-implementation phase.
“Meanwhile, in Sarawak, 10 flood mitigation projects had been planned and two of them had been completed and were still in the defect liability period. Two projects were under construction and six projects were in the pre-implementation phase,” he added.
Asked about the problem of RTB project delays, Ahmad Zahid said it was not caused by the Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS) or the contractor, but rather involved problems including the transfer of utilities and land acquisition.
He said close cooperation between the federal and Sabah governments also played an important role in efforts to launch the implementation of RTB projects in the state, as well as efforts to help the people affected by the disaster.
Meanwhile, he said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the federal government are very satisfied with the preparedness and management of disasters that occurred across the country recently.
“The Prime Minister expressed his gratitude to the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) and all agencies involved, especially the flood committees at the state or district level,” he said.
ARAU: Traders at the Perlis East Wind Festival 2025 in Kampung Lat 1000, Tambun Tulang, are counting their losses after heavy rain turned the festival grounds into a muddy disaster.
Many vendors were forced to shut down, with some incurring losses of up to RM8,000 as their stalls became inaccessible due to waterlogged conditions.
A visit to the site today found traders packing up their goods, with the once-busy festival grounds resembling the aftermath of a mudslide.
"The padi field-turned-marketplace was completely waterlogged, making it difficult for both vendors and visitors to move around.
More than 20 vehicles, including food trucks, were stuck in deep mud and had to be towed out with the help of padi ploughing machines.
Bihun sup vendor Roslan Ahmad, 44, said the disaster could have been prevented if the organisers had heeded traders' concerns. "I'm not blaming the rain but the poor organisation.
"Who would want to come to a festival when the entire place is covered in mud?
"I've already lost between RM7,000 and RM8,000 just on raw ingredients, and now I have nowhere to sell them.
"The organisers have offered an alternative site at the Perlis State Assembly Complex in Kangar, but that's only for food trucks, not vendors like me," he said.
Roslan questioned why the same padi field location was chosen for a second consecutive year despite concerns raised earlier.
"We had already asked why they insisted on using this site when there were other dry fields available, but the organisers went ahead anyway. "We had no choice but to comply," he said.
He said vendors had paid over RM1,000 each to trade at the festival for three days.
"As of now, we're unsure if we'll continue. Our priority is to pack up and leave because, realistically, we've already lost about 95 per cent of our investment here," he said.
Food truck operator Muhd Afiq Omar, 25, barely made RM30 before he was forced to shut down.
"It rained heavily for about 30 minutes, and that was enough to flood the site. My truck got stuck in the mud, and I couldn't move it.
"I've been trading at this festival in Perlis for four years, but this is the first time something like this has happened.
"I had just set up my stall yesterday, but by nightfall, the entire place was flooded," he said.
Afiq said he had to leave his truck overnight and only managed to have it towed out this morning with the help of a padi ploughing machine.
Yesterday, Perlis Menteri Besar Mohd Shukri Ramli confirmed that the festival would proceed as planned despite venue adjustments due to the flooding.