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PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PRIME MINISTER'S DEPARTMENT
NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY
PETALING JAYA:
The Malaysian embassy in Bangkok has been temporarily sealed pending a safety assessment in the wake of the earthquakes that struck Myanmar today.
The foreign ministry advised all Malaysians in Bangkok to avoid the Kronos Sathorn Tower premises.
It also advised Malaysians to assemble at the embassy complex next to Sathorn Garden in case of an emergency.
Wisma Putra said in a statement this evening that the foreign ministry is closely monitoring the situation following the two powerful earthquakes in Myanmar, with tremors felt in Thailand and Vietnam.
The 7.7-magnitude earthquake this afternoon, which was followed by a powerful aftershock, brought down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and toppled buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city.
Thailand’s National Institute of Emergency Medicine said at least one person was killed and dozens of workers rescued from under the rubble of the skyscraper.
The earthquake’s epicentre was about 17.2km from Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.5 million.
GEORGE TOWN:
Office workers at the Komtar tower fled the building on their own after tremors were felt from a powerful earthquake in Myanmar this afternoon.
“We saw the lights swinging and decided to go down,” said Siti Nurul Aisyah Nasser, 25, who left the building at about 2.30pm with her colleague, Junaidah Jamil, 43. They said they returned to their office after some 30 minutes as there was no order for them to stay out.
A Komtar security officer said many had come down on their own after feeling queasy from the sudden tremor which lasted for minutes.
At an office block in Northam Road, Aaron Ngui, 42, said he noticed the tremors only after a colleague pointed it out to him.
“When I stood up, I felt the floor shaking and saw the lights swaying left to right,” said Ngui, who works at a leadership development firm.
Ngui said he checked online and found news of the quake, and later confirmed that a colleague in Bangkok had safely evacuated.
The 7.7-magnitude earthquake brought down a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok, killing at least one person, and toppled a mosque and a hotel in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city. At least five people were killed in Mandalay.
BANGKOK – Sekurang-kurangnya 20 orang terbunuh di Thailand dan Myanmar setakat ini selepas gempa bumi kuat menggegarkan dua negara Asia Tenggara itu petang tadi.
Gempa cetek bermagnitud 7.7 itu mencetuskan gegaran hingga ke Bangkok, mendorong Thailand dan Myanmar mengisytiharkan darurat.
Di Bangkok yang diisytiharkan kawasan bencana oleh pihak berkuasa, sebuah bangunan sedang dibina runtuh dekat Pasar Chatuchak.
Kementerian Pertahanan Thai menyatakan, sekurang-kurangnya 81 orang hilang dan tiga mangsa terbunuh dalam bencana itu.
“Tujuh mangsa pula diselamatkan dari bawah runtuhan,” kata kementerian berkenaan hari ini.
Di Myanmar, sekurang-kurangnya tiga orang terkorban selepas sebuah masjid runtuh di Taungoo, demikian menurut dua orang saksi kepada agensi berita Reuters.
Media tempatan melaporkan bahawa dua lagi mangsa maut dan 20 cedera selepas sebuah hotel runtuh di Aung Ban. – AGENSI
BINTULU, 28 Mac: Pembangunan semula penempatan rumah panjang termasuk yang musnah akibat kebakaran harus mengambil kira pelbagai faktor termasuk bencana alam dan status tanah.
Menteri Industri Makanan, Komoditi dan Pembangunan Wilayah Sarawak, Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom berkata kedua-dua faktor ini wajar diberi perhatian agar tidak timbul masalah setelah rumah siap dibina.
“Jangan apabila telah siap dibina, timbul pula isu apabila memohon projek daripada kerajaan, tanah tapak rumah masuk dalam PL (pajakan sementara).
“Kedua, rujuk dengan pihak jurutera, sama ada kawasan itu selamat atau tidak. Jangan bina rumah berhampiran dengan tanah runtuh dan kawasan banjir,” katanya.
Dr Rundi yang juga Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Kemena berkata demikian ketika mengadakan lawatan ke Rumah Lapei, Sungai Binai Sebauh dekat sini, hari ini.
Rumah panjang 27 pintu itu musnah dalam kejadian kebakaran pada Khamis lepas yang mengakibatkan 228 penduduk di kawasan berkenaan tinggal sehelai sepinggang.
Pembinaan semula rumah panjang tersebut akan dilaksanakan menerusi peruntukan khas bantuan kebakaran Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Negeri Sarawak melibatkan bantuan berjumlah RM70,000 bagi setiap pintu.
Pada lawatan itu, beliau menyampaikan bantuan tunai berjumlah RM54,000.
“Saya menyalurkan bantuan sejumlah RM2,000 kepada setiap pintu untuk membeli keperluan masing-masing.
“Kami ucapkan berbanyak terima kasih atas bantuan yang diberikan oleh orang ramai termasuk pihak NGO. Ada yang menghantar makanan, kelengkapan dapur dan lain-lain,” katanya.
'Rasa gegaran selama 3 hingga 5 minit'
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- Berita
Hanoi: Penduduk di ibu kota Vietnam, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, dan beberapa kawasan lain terutama penghuni bangunan tinggi merasai gegaran ringan susulan gempa bumi yang berlaku di Myanmar pada Jumaat, lapor Xinhua memetik Agensi Berita Vietnam (VNA).
Penduduk di beberapa kawasan di Hanoi seperti daerah Hoang Mai, Thanh Xuan, Ha Dong dan Thanh Tri berkata, mereka merasai gegaran selama 3 hingga 5 minit, menurut laporan media tempatan.
Di Ho Chi Minh City, penghuni bangunan tinggi melaporkan apartmen mereka bergegar seketika dan terpaksa keluar beramai-ramai, menurut akhbar tempatan Tuoi Tre (Youth).
Sementara itu di Laos, gegaran dirasai di beberapa bandar dengan tiada laporan kematian setakat ini.
Gegaran dilaporkan di utara dan tengah Laos serta ibu kota Vientiane, menurut laporan dari Pusat Data Maklumat Gempa Bumi Kebangsaan Laos.
Pihak berkuasa mengingatkan penduduk agar terus berwaspada dan bersedia menghadapi kemungkinan gegaran susulan.