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A man has died after being buried in soil during excavation and pipe installation work at a river sand collection site in Seri Iskandar today.
The Perak fire and rescue department said three other men were rescued.
Firefighters sent to the scene at 5pm rescued the three men trapped in a sand pump while the fourth man was completely buried and confirmed dead at the scene.
“According to witnesses, two workers saw the soil around the excavation area begin to collapse and fall into a 3m-deep drain they were digging,” a statement said.
Three victims, aged between 28 and 38, were rescued at about 6.30pm after being buried up to chest level. They were injured. The body of the fourth victim, a 26-year-old man, was recovered at 8pm.
BAGAN DATUK: Malaysia will deploy the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team to Afghanistan to provide aid following the recent devastating earthquake.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi confirmed the proposal will be formally presented to National Disaster Management Agency director-general Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah.
Ahmad Zahid stated he will coordinate with Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin to include the Malaysian Armed Forces Health Corps in the mission alongside SMART.
The government will also engage non-governmental organisations with disaster response experience to support the relief operations in Afghanistan.
Officials plan to contact the Afghan Ambassador in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to finalise deployment details for the assistance mission.
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan around midnight on August 31, followed by several significant aftershocks.
The Ariana News portal reported on Thursday that the earthquake has caused over 2,200 fatalities and injured more than 3,600 people. – Bernama
BAGAN DATUK: Malaysia merancang untuk memobilisasikan Pasukan Mencari dan Menyelamat Khas Malaysia (SMART) ke Afghanistan bagi menghulurkan bantuan kepada mangsa gempa bumi yang melanda negara itu, baru-baru ini.
Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, berkata cadangan itu akan dimaklumkan kepada Ketua Pengarah Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA), Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah.
Pada masa sama, Ahmad Zahid berkata beliau akan berbincang dengan Menteri Pertahanan, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin supaya Kor Kesihatan Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (Kor Kesihatan Diraja) turut dihantar menyertai SMART dalam misi berkenaan.
"Saya juga akan mengkoordinasikan agar NGO (pertubuhan bukan kerajaan) terutamanya kumpulan sukarelawan yang dapat membantu mangsa di mana mereka ada pengalaman membantu mangsa banjir dan juga malapetaka alam yang lain.
"Insya-Allah kita esok akan menghubungi Duta Afghanistan di Kuala Lumpur untuk membincangkan perincian bagi penghantaran pasukan ini bagi membantu mereka yang terjejas di Afghanistan," katanya pada sidang media selepas merasmikan Program Motivasi Desa (MODE)@KEMAS KKDW dan Program Bakti MADANI@KPT, di sini hari ini.
Gempa bumi berukuran 6.0 magnitud melanda timur Afghanistan sekitar tengah malam 31 Ogos lalu yang disusuli beberapa gegaran.
Pada Khamis, portal Ariana News melaporkan bahawa angka korban akibat gempa bumi di Afghanistan telah melebihi 2,200 orang, dengan lebih 3,600 lagi cedera.
KUALA LUMPUR: Jawatankuasa Teknikal Gempa Bumi wajar diaktifkan semula bagi menyelaras usaha kajian dan penilaian semula risiko gegaran di Malaysia susulan insiden gempa bumi baru-baru ini.
Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains Malaysia (JMG) Datuk Zamri Ramli berkata jawatankuasa teknikal itu, yang dikoordinasikan di bawah Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA) boleh memperincikan semula data sedia ada bagi membolehkan kajian dan tindakan bersesuaian diambil.
Beliau berkata jawatankuasa berkenaan dicadangkan dianggotai pelbagai pihak daripada agensi teknikal seperti JMG, Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia), Jabatan Ukur dan Pemetaan Malaysia (JUPEM), Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR), ahli akademik serta badan profesional.
"Cadangan jawatankuasa ini penting bagi memperincikan semula data sedia ada (aktiviti tektonik dan sesar yang berpotensi aktif)," katanya ketika ditemui Bernama baru-baru ini.
Jawatankuasa teknikal itu aktif kali terakhir pada 2020.
Zamri berkata siri gegaran di Segamat baru-baru ini merupakan isyarat penting yang tidak dijangka, apabila aktiviti tektonik mencetuskan proses pelarasan semula tekanan dalaman kerak bumi di sepanjang zon sesar berkenaan sehingga mengakibatkan gempa bumi.
Sehubungan itu, katanya, terdapat keperluan untuk mengkaji semula semua sesar lama di Malaysia, yang dianggarkan berusia antara 60 juta hingga 200 juta tahun.
"Antara tumpuan utama kajian ialah meneliti semula data sejarah ciri atau sifat sesar lama, menentukan kadar pergerakan (slip rate) serta panjang sesar bagi menganggar magnitud berpotensi," katanya.
Menurutnya, kajian microzonation dan pengemaskinian pemetaan sesar di kawasan berpotensi gegaran juga penting kerana impak gempa bumi berbeza mengikut lokasi walaupun dengan magnitud sama.
Beliau berkata JMG telah memulakan kerja lapangan di Johor dengan tumpuan awal di Segamat sebelum diperluaskan ke kawasan lain yang dikenal pasti berisiko.
Zamri turut menjelaskan terdapat beberapa kawasan utama di Malaysia yang mempunyai potensi risiko, selain faktor rentas sempadan iaitu gempa bumi dari negara jiran yang boleh memberi kesan dalam negara.
Beliau berkata kepakaran geodesi daripada JUPEM amat penting bagi menentukan sama ada berlaku perubahan atau peralihan kadar pergerakan sesar selepas gegaran berlaku.
Sejak 24 Ogos lalu, enam gempa bumi lemah direkodkan, dengan gegaran pertama dikesan di Segamat pada magnitud 4.1, disusuli gegaran bermagnitud 2.8 pada pagi hari sama.
Gegaran seterusnya direkodkan pada 27 Ogos (3.2), 28 Ogos (2.5), 29 Ogos (3.4) dan 30 Ogos (2.7).
-- BERNAMA
SEGAMAT: The government will launch a series of community-based disaster simulation exercises nationwide starting this October to strengthen disaster preparedness, following a series of earthquakes that recently struck the district.
National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) director-general Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah (pic) said the initiative is being implemented in collaboration with the Minerals and Geoscience Department (JMG), Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), Public Works Department (JKR), Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID), as well as disaster management committees at the state and district levels.
"The government is taking follow-up actions very seriously in response to the earthquake and subsequent aftershocks that occurred in the Segamat district.
"In line with the Sendai Framework, we will conduct tabletop exercises (TTX) and full-scale simulations under the Community-Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) programme, involving all levels of society," he said when met by reporters after the Earthquake Disaster Risk Management Programme at the Segamat Multipurpose Hall on Wednesday (Sept 3).
He added that the exercises will be carried out based on the suitability of each location - whether at the district, parliamentary constituency, or village level - and will involve local communities, including schools, community leaders, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
"The programme was implemented in Sabah last year and proved to be highly effective. Just moments after the training session, a real incident occurred in Sabah, and the communities involved demonstrated that they were well-prepared," he said.
Meanwhile, he announced that October will be designated as National Preparedness Month. Previously focused on floods, it will now be expanded to include earthquake and landslide scenarios.
He said the simulations will cover various disaster scenarios to ensure that all parties know exactly what to do when an emergency occurs.
The training will be carried out continuously, not only in Johor but across the country, to ensure the level of preparedness remains at its best, he added. - Bernama