PETALING JAYA – Gempa bumi sederhana melanda Utara Laut Maluku pada pukul 8.51 pagi tadi.

Menerusi satu hantaran daripada Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia), gempa kuat tersebut berukuran 5.7 skala magnitud.

“Kejadian berlaku di 0.4 darjah Utara dan 125.0 darjah Timur dengan kedalaman 57 kilometer (km). Ia terjadi 105km Selatan dari Tomohon,Indonesia,” katanya.

Bagaimanapun, tiada ancaman tsunami dilaporkan kepada Malaysia lanjutan daripada kejadian itu. -KOSMO! ONLINE

KUALA LUMPUR — A total of 211 flood victims are still at relief centres in Sabah and Johor as of 8 am today.

In SABAH, the Secretariat of the State Disaster Management Committee said that the number of flood victims increased slightly to 155 people from 54 families this morning, compared with 152 people (54 families) yesterday.

“Six villages are still affected by floods in Beaufort, and all the victims are at a permanent relief centre (PPK) in Selagon, Beaufort,” it said.

In JOHOR, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani, in a statement, said the number of flood victims remained at 56 people, involving 17 families, this morning and they are at two temporary relief centres (PPS) which were opened in Segamat since last Monday.

The PPS at Balai Raya Kampung Batu Badak accommodates 41 victims from 12 families, while the remaining 15 victims (five families) are at the PPS at Dewan Komuniti Kampung Tasek. — BERNAMA

SEOUL: A South Korean worker was found dead Wednesday (April 16) at the site of a new metro line which collapsed last week near the capital Seoul, officials said.

Rescuers struggled to locate the man in his 50s after Friday's accident in the city of Gwangmyeong, southwest of the capital.

"I extend my condolences to the bereaved family," Gwangmyeong Mayor Park Seung-won said.

A second trapped worker was rescued around 13 hours after the incident, which authorities said happened during "tunnel reinforcement work".

The construction site was part of an underground transit project connecting Seoul's Yeouido district to Ansan and Siheung in Gyeonggi province.

The collapse had prompted city authorities to temporarily evacuate around 2,300 residents living nearby due to concerns about additional damage.

The incident came just weeks after one person was killed when a massive sinkhole opened up in Seoul.

The sinkhole accident took place at a site where extension work for a different metro line was underway. - AFP

PETALING JAYA – Satu gempa bumi sederhana melanda Selatan Bali, Indonesia pada pukul 12.34 tengah hari tadi.

Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia) memaklumkan, gempa tersebut berukuran 5.3 magnitud.