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99 peratus sudah siap
- Admin UKK
- Berita
Projek pembinaan tapak simulasi bagi Pasukan Mencari dan Menyelamat Khas Malaysia (SMART) di Markas SMART, Pulau Meranti di sini dijangka siap sepenuhnya pada Februari 2025.
Timbalan Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan berkata, projek di bawah seliaan Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) Selangor dengan tarikh pemilikan tapak pada 27 Oktober 2021, kini siap 99 peratus.
“Apabila siap nanti, pusat ini bakal menjadi pusat simulasi bencana pertama di Malaysia dan yang kedua di rantau Asean selepas Singapura.
“Pusat latihan simulasi bencana ini yang membabitkan kos lebih RM30 juta bertujuan melatih dan memantapkan kepakaran pegawai dan anggota SMART.
“Selain itu, pusat ini membuat simulasi bencana supaya Malaysia sentiasa dalam keadaan bersedia sewaktu berhadapan dengan pelbagai situasi bencana dan kecemasan,” katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian selepas meninjau status kemajuan projek berkenaan di Markas SMART Pulau Meranti di sini, semalam.
Turut hadir, Pengarah JKR Selangor, Shukri Ishak dan Komander SMART Penguasa Kanan Bomba Mohd Khairul Jamil.
Ahmad berkata, projek itu adalah milik Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara Malaysia (Nadma) di bawah Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM).
“Pusat simulasi ini akan memiliki keupayaan membuat simulasi pelbagai senario bencana yang akan menjadi asas kepada latihan yang komprehensif dan berdasarkan situasi sebenar bencana.
“Fasiliti dan teknologi yang akan melengkapkan pusat ini dijangka akan menyokong semua keperluan bagi memudahkan pasukan SMART mengekalkan pengiktirafan INSARAG (International Search and Rescue Advisory Group).
“INSARAG adalah satu badan di bawah Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (UN) yang mengkoordinasikan rangkaian penyelamat antarabangsa berkenaan operasi bencana rentas sempadan,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, terdapat beberapa modul latihan simulasi yang disediakan dalam projek itu termasuk modul kereta kabel (modul menyelamat kemalangan kereta kabel) dan modul hazmat (modul menyelamat di kawasan yang terdapat bahan-bahan berbahaya).
“Selain itu, terdapat juga modul menyelamat kemalangan kereta api bawah tanah, modul menyelamat bangunan runtuhan penuh, modul menyelamat bangunan runtuhan pelbagai, modul menyelamat bangunan separa runtuh serta modul menyelamat bangunan condong dan menara ‘abseiling’.
“Kami berharap momentum kerja yang sudah dicapai dikekalkan atau dipertingkatkan supaya projek ini dapat disiapkan tepat atau lebih awal dari jadual ditetapkan selain kekal menjamin mutu, kos dan rekod keselamatan di tapak pembinaan,” katanya.
T’ganu braces for third wave of floods
- Admin UKK
- Berita
Terengganu is expected to face the third wave of floods today, triggered by the phenomenon of high tides and continuous heavy rain, forecasted to last until Thursday.
State infrastructure, utilities and rural development committee chairman Hanafiah Mat said 44 villages across four districts – Kemaman, Besut, Setiu and Hulu Terengganu – are expected to be at risk of flooding.
In Besut, the areas include Kampung Pok Sik, Kampung Belaoh, Felcra Keruak, Kampung La, Chegar Batang, Pasir Akar, Jerubun, Bukit Payung and Batu 13.
“In Kemaman, the affected areas are Padang Kubu, Pelantoh, Kampung Tebak, Batuk 16 Tebak and Kampung Sungai Mas.
“Meanwhile, in Setiu, the villages at risk include Kampung Langkap, Kampung Chalok Kedai, Batu 29, Gong Terap, Lubuk Panjang and Felda Kampung Rahmat,” he said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
Hanafiah said in Hulu Terengganu, the villages affected include Kampung Sekayu, Kampung Pelandan, Kampung Cheting, Kampung Menjing, Kampung Durian Bador, Kampung Padang Setar, Kampung Pengkalan Ajal, Kampung Paya Besar, Kampung Menerong, Kampung Kua, Kampung Peneh and the Felcra Gunung Menerong Resettlement Scheme (PPSK), as well as Kampung Lenjang and Kampung Betong.
Other villages in Hulu Terengganu likely to be affected are Kampung Paloh Nyior, Kampung Bukit Tadok, Kampung Matang, Kampung Kepah, Kampung Pasir Dula, Kampung Tengkawang, Kampung Kuala Ping, Kampung Tok Lawit, Kampung Nibong and Kampung Kuala Telemong.
Hanafiah urged residents in these areas to stay alert and follow the authorities’ instructions. Meanwhile, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (Metmalaysia) issued a warning of continuous heavy rain for four states over the next three days.
According to Metmalaysia, the areas include the entire states of Kelantan and Terengganu, as well as Hulu Perak in Perak. In Pahang, it covers the districts of Jerantut, Maran, Kuantan, Pekan and Rompin.
Similar weather conditions are expected in Sarawak, affecting areas such as Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu and Mukah, from Thursday until Dec 22.
Meanwhile, a nearly 50-metre stretch of the Sungai Kelantan riverbank collapsed behind an apartment building and hotel on Jalan Post Office Lama, Kota Bharu, yesterday.
The collapse caused significant damage to a pedestrian and recreational path, commonly used by locals for leisure activities, which fell nearly 10m.
KUALA LUMPUR: Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia) mengeluarkan amaran hujan berterusan selama tiga hari kemungkinan berlaku di empat negeri, bermula hari ini.
MetMalaysia dalam kenyataan memaklumkan keadaan cuaca itu diramalkan melanda seluruh negeri Kelantan dan Terengganu manakala Pahang melibatkan daerah Jerantut, Maran, Kuantan, Pekan dan Rompin, selain Perak (Hulu Perak).
Keadaan cuaca sama mungkin terjadi di Sarawak yang membabitkan kawasan Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei, Sibu dan Mukah bermula pada Khamis ini hingga 22 Disember.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Pahang has fully recovered, while in Johor, the number of evacuees seeking shelter in temporary relief centres remains unchanged, at 36, as of Monday (Dec 16) afternoon.
In Pahang, the state Civil Defence Force director Col (PA) Che Adam A Rahman, in a statement, said that the last relief centre, at the Kampung Baru Pertanian Community Hall in the Maran district, was closed at 12.30pm on Monday.
However, he emphasised that the Civil Defence Force and other agencies would remain on standby, due to the unpredictable weather conditions brought by the Northeast Monsoon.
"According to the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), there is a possibility of another wave of floods, with warnings issued for several areas, including the Jerantut, Kuantan, and Pekan districts in Pahang," he said.
"We urge local communities to stay vigilant, and monitor changes in weather, river, and sea water levels," he added.
Meanwhile in Johor, State Disaster Management Committee chairman Tan Sri Dr Azmi Rohani said that evacuees are still sheltering at the Kampung Batu Badak Community Hall in Segamat, which has been operating since Nov 29.
"The evacuees, from Kampung Seberang Batu Badak, have not been allowed to return home, as their residences were inundated by flash floods," he said in a statement.
He further reported that only one river in the Segamat district, Sungai Muar in Buloh Kasap, had exceeded the warning level, with a recorded reading of 8.62 metres, though it was showing a downward trend.
He said that the weather conditions in Johor Bahru, Muar, Pontian, Kluang, and Batu Pahat were forecast to be cloudy. Mersing, Segamat, and Kota Tinggi were expected to be sunny, while Tangkak and Kulai were predicted to experience rain on monday afternoon. - Bernama
PETALING JAYA: A mild earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale struck Ranau at 2.56pm on Monday (Dec 16), with tremors felt in several areas.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department said in a statement the quake epicentre was located at coordinates 5.97° North and 116.57° East, approximately 15km west of Ranau, Sabah
"The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometres. Tremors were felt around Ranau," it said.
The Department added that it will continue to monitor the situation and said that those who felt the tremors from this earthquake to fill out the survey form at https://forms.gle/
“There is no tsunami threat to Malaysia,” it added. This comes after a mild earthquake measuring 2.7 on the Richter scale struck Tawau at 4.54am on Thursday (Dec 5), with tremors felt in several areas.