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Hajiji: RM2,000 immediate aid for each household after fire leaves 9,000 homeless in Sandakan
- Admin UKK
- Berita
SANDAKAN, April 21 — The state government has channelled immediate assistance to victims of Sunday’s pre-dawn fire in Kampung Bahagia, Batu Sapi, which destroyed nearly 1,000 houses and made some 9,000 people homeless.
As initial assistance, each Household Head (KIR) received RM2,000 comprising RM1,000 in special aid from the State Government and RM1,000 from Yayasan Kebajikan Sabah.
Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said the state government deeply sympathised with the plight of those affected, which he said was one of the largest incidents involving the settlement.
“Today I went to the site to assess the situation. We hope this assistance will help ease their burden at this time,” he said. In addition, Pusat Zakat Sabah and Perbadanan Baitulmal Sabah also contributed aid.
Hajiji said the level of destruction in the area was extensive, with almost the entire village completely destroyed. He said a detailed report on the actual number of victims is expected in one to two weeks.
On redevelopment plans, Hajiji said the state government is studying several proposals, including land reclamation for housing development, which is expected to involve substantial cost.
“We will first receive the report from the Sandakan District Disaster Management Committee on their alternative proposals.
From there, we will take the necessary action,” he said. Hajiji also said six temporary evacuation centres (PPS) have been opened.
Accompanying Hajiji were State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Mohd Arifin Mohd Arif; State Community Development and People’s Wellbeing Minister Datuk Julita Majungki; Deputy Human Resources Minister and
Batu Sapi Member of Parliament, Datuk Khairul Firdaus Akbar Khan; State Secretary, Datuk Seri Safar Untong; Assistant Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Maijol Mahap; Secretary of Internal Affairs and Research,
Chief Minister’s Department Datuk Ag Shahminan Datuk Ag Sahari and Director of Yayasan Kebajikan Sabah Datuk Hajah Diyanah Abdullah. — Daily Express
PETALING JAYA: The Terengganu environment department has been ordered to take action against the ship identified as the source of an oil spill at Pantai Teluk Kalong in Kemaman since Monday.
State tourism, culture, environment and climate change committee chairman Razali Idris said the strongest possible action must be taken against the ship responsible for the spill, which stretches for 3km along the beach.
“If necessary, we will seize the ship,” Bernama reported him as saying after inspecting the oil spill today. He said it is one of 20 ships currently docked at the Kemaman supply base.
Razali said the department’s team is analysing samples of the oil, believed to have spilled during maintenance work on the ship.
He said the Kemaman Municipal Council has been cleaning the beach since yesterday, with work to continue periodically until the residue is completely removed.
Terengganu environment department director Hamzah Mohamad previously said his department received a report about the pollution at the beach on Monday.
He said inspections of the site found hundreds of dead fish, squid and crabs.
DUNGUN: Perbuatan pembakaran terbuka yang tidak terkawal oleh individu tidak bertanggungjawab dipercayai menjadi punca kebakaran kira-kira 20 hektar kawasan hutan paya gambut di Kampung Rhu Batil, di sini, terbakar sejak Sabtu lalu.
Sehingga petang ini, pasukan bomba dan penyelamat dapat memadam sebanyak 11 hektar kawasan yang terbakar.
Ketua Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat Dungun, Penolong Kanan Penguasa Bomba II, Yahaya Hanafi berkata, pasukan bomba bertungkus-lumus memastikan api tidak merebak ke kawasan hutan simpan berhampiran dan perkampungan penduduk.
“Kita tidak menolak kebakaran ini berpunca daripada aktiviti pembakaran terbuka yang tidak terkawal.
“Kita berdepan dengan beberapa kesukaran untuk memadam kebakaran ini berikutan faktor cuaca panas dan kering mempercepat penyebaran api,” katanya ketika ditemui pemberita di lokasi kejadian.
Menurut Yahaya, keadaan tanah yang lembut menyukarkan akses logistik ke lokasi kebakaran dan komposisi tanah gambut memudahkan pembakaran berlaku di bawah tanah.
“Kita juga berdepan kesukaran mendapatkan sumber air di kawasan ini. Kita terpaksa membuat telaga takungan dan mengepam air dari parit yang terletak kira-kira 200 meter dari telaga takungan,” katanya. – UTUSAN
PETALING JAYA: A third sedimentation pond or erosion and sediment control plan (ESCP) pond will be built following flooding at a construction site in Taman Tun Dr Ismail yesterday, federal territories minister Hannah Yeoh said.
Yeoh said an urgent meeting was held this morning to address the flooding, attended by all relevant agencies and chaired by Kuala Lumpur mayor Fadlun Mak Ujud.
She said several mitigation and rectification measures are under way, including increasing the capacity of the second ESCP pond and carrying out desilting and maintenance on the first ESCP pond.
Other measures being carried out include maintaining all unlined drains on site, removing collapsed structures, installing new Jersey barriers, and flushing drainage systems.
“The Selangor public works department (JKR) has also stepped in this morning with additional machinery to expedite repair works,” she said in a Facebook post.
Yeoh said the control centre set up by Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) will operate round the clock during this period.
She said the development order for the project, under the purview of the national landscape department, was issued on Oct 3, 2022.
This morning, DBKL issued a stop-work order for the project after heavy rain damaged aluminium panels and sent mud flowing onto the nearby Jalan Abang Haji Openg.
DBKL also issued a compound notice to the contractor, in view of the situation and the potential safety risks to residents.
Fadlun had ordered a review of all slope development works in the Bukit Kiara Federal Park area nearby, and called for new guidelines for phased and controlled earthworks to be introduced.
JKR had been instructed to carry out a detailed technical investigation to determine the root cause of the flooding, which led to the collapse of a retaining wall near the project site yesterday.
The department has also been directed to assess the structural integrity of the affected area and recommend additional mitigation measures.
KUALA LUMPUR, 19 April: Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia) akan melaksanakan pengujian siren Sistem Amaran Awal Tsunami Malaysia (SAATNM) esok di Pulau Tioman.
Menurut METMalaysia, ujian akan dijalankan di Jeti Kargo, Jabatan Laut, bermula jam 10.00 pagi hingga 11.00 pagi.
“MET Malaysia akan melaksanakan pengujian siren Sistem Amaran Awal Tsunami Malaysia (SAATNM) pada20/04/2026 (Isnin) di Jeti Kargo , Jabatan Laut, Pulau Tioman, Pahang pada 10.00 pagi sehingga 11.00 pagi.
“Orang ramai yang berada di sekitar kawasan berkenaan dinasihatkan supaya tidak panik sekiranya terdengar bunyi siren, kerana ia merupakan sebahagian daripada latihan pengujian sistem sahaja,” jelas agensi itu menerusi kenyataan media.
METMalaysia turut memaklumkan bahawa ujian bertujuan memastikan SAATNM sentiasa berada pada tahap kesiapsiagaan yang optimum.
Sebarang perubahan terhadap pelaksanaan ujian akan dimaklumkan melalui saluran rasmi agensi berkenaan. -TVS