PETALING JAYA – Penduduk di sekitar bandar Seremban berdepan detik cemas apabila fenomena ribut ‘microburst’ berserta hujan lebat dan panahan petir melanda, petang tadi.

Menerusi hantaran di Threads oleh Alipazyandanish_Rebirth berkata, kejadian itu berlaku kira-kira pukul 3.48 petang tadi yang memaparkan angin bertiup kencang dan suasana bertukar ‘gelap gelita’ dengan bunyi deruan angin yang sangat kuat.

“Ribut petir kuat di Seremban pukul 3.48 petang tadi. Membawa angin ‘microburst’ kencang dan panahan petir kuat,” katanya.

Bukan itu sahaja, kesan daripada ribut luar biasa tersebut turut menyebabkan kerosakan harta benda penduduk di kawasan Taman Gadong, Seremban.

Ada juga pengguna turut memuat naik foto yang menunjukkan bumbung dan pokok di kawasan Taman Gadong habis diterbangkan angin dalam sekelip mata.

“Rumah saya pun sama tadi hujan lebat dan angin kuat. Tidak pernah pasu bunga terjatuh sebelum ini. Alhamdulillah saya berada di rumah. kalau tengah memandu, takutnya,” jelas Snoraconsultation.

“Aku nak tutup tingkap pun berfikir dua tiga kali sebab takut tengok petir dengan bunyi angin yang menyeramkan,” tambah Nisanasxr pula.

Orang ramai dinasihatkan supaya sentiasa berwaspada dan mengelakkan berada di kawasan terbuka atau di bawah pokok sekiranya  cuaca bertukar mendung dan berangin kencang bagi mengelakkan kejadian tidak diingini. – KOSMO! ONLINE

PUTRAJAYA- Jabatan Pendaftaran Negara (JPN) akan meneliti satu persatu urusan penggantian dokumen mangsa kebakaran Kampung Bahagia, Batu Sapi, Sandakan, Sabah bagi memastikan ia diberikan kepada individu yang layak.

Menteri Dalam Negeri, Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail berkata, pihaknya tidak akan mengambil pendekatan ‘pukul borong’ bagi menangani isu pemilikan dokumen dalam kalangan mangsa kebakaran tersebut.

“Keutamaan kerajaan ketika ini adalah menyediakan pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) kepada lebih 9,000 mangsa yang terjejas melibatkan lebih 1,000 rumah atas air.

“Buat masa ini, proses pendaftaran mangsa sedang dilakukan kerajaan negeri bersama agensi negeri dan Persekutuan termasuk mengenal pasti status dokumen setiap individu.

“Dalam proses itu, kalau kita temui individu yang tidak mempunyai dokumen pengenalan diri, kita akan tangani perkara itu satu persatu. Soal pemilikan dokumen ini sangat penting. Ia tidak boleh diberikan sewenang-wenangnya kepada mereka yang tidak layak,” katanya pada sidang akhbar di sini hari ini.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika mengulas kemungkinan terdapat mangsa yang tidak mempunyai status kewarganegaraan sah dalam kejadian kebakaran tersebut.

Katanya, Kementerian Dalam Negeri akan membantu memudahkan urusan penggantian dokumen sekiranya berpunca akibat kebakaran tersebut.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 21 — Several major roads in the city centre were hit by flash floods today after continuous rain since morning, disrupting traffic flow.

In a Facebook post, the Kuala Lumpur Control Centre (KLCCC) under Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) said the persistent rainfall had caused water to accumulate at multiple locations.

Among the affected areas was Jalan Ampang Hilir, particularly the stretch in front of the Saudi Arabian Embassy.

Flash floods were also reported along Jalan Kuching near the World Trade Centre Kuala Lumpur (WTC), heading towards the Segambut roundabout.

“Traffic police personnel and traffic wardens are on site to manage the situation,” the post said.

Motorists have been advised to exercise caution and plan their journeys to avoid affected routes.

State infrastructure and agriculture committee chairman Izham Hashim said river widening and deepening works were ongoing, but it would take time to show results, Kosmo reported.

“Flood mitigation cannot be completed in a few months. It takes time to widen rivers and come up with detailed designs. We must follow the procedure… These things cannot be done quickly,” Izham said.

He said the state government was already using best practices in water management from the Netherlands, China and Germany, but their effectiveness was limited.

He also said foreign technology could not be applied wholesale in Selangor because of differences in rainfall, development density and land conditions.

Izham said the Netherlands received only about 700mm to 900mm of rainfall a year, compared with almost 3,000mm in Selangor.

“Even if we use foreign technology, we have to be realistic. Our soil structure, development density and rainfall are all very different. The most important thing is not just to adopt the technology, but to adapt it to the conditions in Selangor,” he added.

Yesterday, Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah expressed regret over the state government’s continued failure to address the persistent floods in the state.

In opening the April sitting of the Selangor assembly, Sultan Sharafuddin said flooding has been a persistent issue in the state which should be dealt with urgently.

The ruler suggested that the state seek outside expertise, including from the Netherlands, to address the matter.