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JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
KUCHING, Feb 8: A total of 250 families in Lundu have received food baskets under the Yayasan PETRONAS Memacu Kehidupan (Uplifting Lives) programme, which aims to support underprivileged members of the local Chinese community for the Chinese New Year celebration.
Tanjung Datu assemblyman Azizul Annuar Adenan praised the initiative as a reflection of PETRONAS’ commitment to social inclusivity, aligning with Sarawak’s Post-COVID Development Strategy (PCDS) 2030, which focuses on ensuring no community is left behind as the state develops.
He also expressed hope that Lundu would continue to be included in future festive programmes, such as those for Gawai Dayak and Hari Raya.
PETRONAS Sarawak senior general manager, Anuar Ismail, emphasized that the initiative aligns with the Sejahtera MADANI agenda, aiming to improve the economic and social well-being of communities across Malaysia.
This year, he said Yayasan PETRONAS plans to bring joy to 2,100 families by distributing food baskets.
In Sarawak, PETRONAS collaborated with District Offices and the Sarawak Social Welfare Department (JKM) to identify 500 recipient families across Lundu, Bintulu, and Sibuti.
Anuar expressed gratitude for the successful partnership between PETRONAS, the Lundu District Office, the Lundu Chinese Community Association, and the local community, which helped make the programme a success. – TVS
RM200mil in cash assistance distributed to flood victims last year, says Ahmad Zahid
- Admin UKK
- Berita
KUALA NERUS: The federal government has distributed RM200mil in cash assistance for flood victims nationwide last year, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
The Deputy Prime Minister said 97% of the payments had been disbursed, with the remaining 3% expected to be completed within three months.
"The remaining 3% has not been disbursed due to issues such as incomplete documentation and is being processed by the district-level disaster committee.
"The process will be completed in no more than three months once all documentation is complete," he told reporters after officiating the Rural and Regional Development Ministry retreat programme and the launch of the ministry’s 2026-2030 strategic plan here on Sunday (Feb 8).
Ahmad Zahid, who is also the Rural and Regional Development Minister, said the government had introduced several improvements to the cash assistance for flood victims, including increasing the amount and ensuring payments were made to the victims while they were still at relief centres.
He said the assistance enabled flood victims to carry out immediate repairs to goods and equipment in their homes affected by the disaster. - Bernama
GEORGE TOWN: Firefighters are still working to contain a fire at the Pulau Burung landfill near Nibong Tebal which was reported at about 8.15pm.
The fire and rescue department said there were no casualties and the fire was continuing to burn at the waste disposal site, which is Penang’s main landfill.
Tonight’s fire is one of the many that have occurred in recent years. A major blaze in January 2022 affected 11ha, with firefighting efforts stretching over several days. Another fire was reported four months later.
The most recent one last September razed an area measuring 5,000 sq m (half hectare).
SEBERANG PERAI – Tapak pelupusan sisa pepejal dengan ketinggian kira-kira enam meter di Sungai Burung, Nibong Tebal di sini dilaporkan musnah dalam satu kejadian kebakaran, malam tadi.
Kejadian yang berlaku pada pukul 8.13 malam itu bagaimanapun tidak mengakibatkan sebarang kemalangan jiwa mahupun kecederaan mangsa.
Penolong Pengarah Bahagian Operasi Kebombaan dan Penyelamat Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia negeri, John Sagun Francis berkata, operasi memadamkan kebakaran melibatkan keanggotaan dari Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Nibong Tebal.
Menurutnya, usaha memadamkan kebakaran turut mendapat bantuan dari BBP Sungai Bakap, Penanti dan Bayan Baru.
“Kebakaran berlaku di fasa tiga dengan anggaran keluasan keseluruhan 32 ekar itu telah terbakar sebanyak 0.23 ekar dan telah berjaya dikawal pada pukul 10.13 malam tadi. Tiada mangsa dilaporkan terlibat.
“Kerja-kerja memunggar sisa pepejal dijalankan dengan bantuan dua buah jengkaut bagi memudahkan pemadaman dilakukan secara ‘direct attack’ dan membuat ‘free break’ bagi mengekang kemerebakan api,” katanya di sini.
Beliau memberitahu, kebakaran telah dapat dipadamkan pada pukul 11.29 malam dan kerja-kerja ‘overhaul’ diteruskan bagi memastikan kebakaran padam sepenuhnya.
“Operasi tamat sepenuhnya pada pukul 5.51 pagi tadi sejurus memastikan tiada kemerbahayaan lain di lokasi kebakaran,” tambahnya.
Khamis lalu, Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Pulau Pinang mengambil masa hampir 20 jam untuk melakukan ‘overhaul’ di lokasi kebakaran hutan Bukit Bendera, Jalan Kebun Bunga bagi mengelak kejadian berulang.
Kebakaran berlaku melibatkan kawasan hutan berbukit yang berkeluasan kira-kira 20 ekar (lapan hektar). -KOSMO! ONLINE
JAKARTA – Lubang benam gergasi yang muncul di sebuah kawasan sawah padi di Aceh Tengah, wilayah Aceh semakin membesar dan dalam sehingga mencapai kedalaman 100 meter, lapor laman berita Kuat Baca semalam.
Rakaman terbaharu imej lubang misteri tersebut menimbulkan kebimbangan penduduk setempat, terutamanya ketika ancamannya semakin meningkat.
Menurut Agensi Geologi, lubang benam gergasi itu merupakan fenomena geologi yang disebabkan oleh gabungan faktor semula jadi.
Salah satu punca utamanya adalah keadaan tanah dan batuan di kawasan tersebut yang agak mudah terdedah kepada luluhawa dan pergerakan bawah tanah.
“Hujan lebat yang berterusan boleh mempercepatkan proses pelarutan dan hakisan di bawah permukaan tanah. Akibatnya, rongga bawah tanah terbentuk yang akhirnya tidak dapat menampung berat tanah di atasnya.
“Apabila kapasiti galas tanah menjadi lemah, permukaannya boleh runtuh secara tiba-tiba, membentuk lubang benam yang besar.
“Proses inilah yang menyebabkan lubang benam gergasi terus membesar, terutamanya jika faktor pencetus berterusan,” katanya.
Agensi Geologi menekankan bahawa lubang gergasi yang sentiasa membesar itu menimbulkan potensi risiko yang serius.
“Ancaman utama adalah kemungkinan berlakunya tanah runtuh selanjutnya di kawasan sekitar, terutamanya jika kawasan tersebut masih mengalami pergerakan tanah yang aktif.
“Kawasan perumahan, tanah pertanian dan jalan masuk berdekatan berisiko jika lubang itu membesar. Gegaran kecil, aktiviti manusia atau hujan lebat boleh mencetuskan tanah runtuh tambahan, sekali gus membahayakan keselamatan,” kata agensi berkenaan.
Justeru, Agensi Geologi menggesa orang ramai supaya mengelak daripada mendekati lubang gergasi tersebut dan mengehadkan aktiviti di kawasan sekitarnya.
Langkah-langkah keselamatan sementara, seperti memasang penghadang dianggap penting untuk mencegah kemalangan.
“Sebagai langkah pertama, Agensi Geologi mengesyorkan pemantauan intensif terhadap perkembangan lubang gergasi tersebut. Pemantauan ini bertujuan untuk menentukan kadar pembesarannya dan potensi lubang baharu muncul di kawasan sekitarnya,” katanya. – AGENSI