PORTAL RASMI
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
KOTA KINABALU – Pusat Kajian Bencana Alam (NDRC), Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) mahu terus meneroka kerjasama pintar dengan pelbagai agensi bagi mengukuhkan lagi aspek pengurusan bencana alam.
Perkara ini dinyatakan Pengarah NDRC, Prof. Madya Ts. Gs. Dr. Carolyn M. Payus ketika mengalu-alukan lawatan kerja daripada delegasi Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang (PSUKPP) yang diketuai Ketua Unit Pengurusan Bencana, Ambika Devi a/p Daran ke UMS baru-baru ini.
Menurut Carolyn, lawatan kerja PSUKPP itu antara lain bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti fungsi dan kajian yang dijalankan oleh NDRC dengan lebih mendalam serta meneroka peluang kolaborasi rentas sektor dalam pengurusan bencana.
“Kami amat mengalu-alukan kunjungan daripada agensi kerajaan serta NGO yang lain seperti pihak PSUKPP yang mampu membuka peluang kolaborasi dalam bidang penyelidikan serta perundingan yang berkaitan dengan pengurusan bencana negara di peringkat rentas sektoral.
“Kunjungan seumpama ini dilihat dapat menggalakkan kolaborasi pihak academia serta menerokai persefahaman pintar antara pihak NDRC UMS dengan pihak agensi kerajaan negeri seperti PSUKPP ke arah memperkasa agenda pengurangan risiko bencana negara,” katanya.
Beliau menambah, NDRC sememangnya berperanan sebagai pusat tumpuan untuk semua penyelidikan yang berkaitan dengan bencana alam di Sabah.
“Pusat ini juga aktif dalam aktiviti-aktiviti melibatkan pengurusan dan pengurangan risiko bencana melalui penyelidikan dan program kesedaran awam terutamanyadalam kesiapsiagaan komuniti terhadap bencana.
“Ini termasuk program memperkasakan perlaksanaan Community-based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM), iaitu pengurusan risiko bencana yang berasaskan komuniti di Sabah,” katanya.
Pada akhir lawatan tersebut, delegasi seramai 9 orang itu telah dibawa melawat Sistem Pemantauan Gempa Bumi, SEISCOMP3 di Makmal NDRC, Stesen Seismologi Kota Kinabalu (UMS) dan Stesen Tolok Pasang Surut (Tsunami), MetMalaysia di Jeti UMS. – MalaysiaGazette
IPOH: Orang ramai yang merancang bercuti ke Cameron Highlands diminta tidak bimbang dengan beberapa insiden tular, khususnya berkaitan bencana yang dikaitkan dengan kawasan tanah tinggi itu.
Ketua Polis Daerah Cameron Highlands, Superintendan Azri Ramli, berkata pemantauan berkala sering dilakukan pihak berkuasa dengan mendapati tiada sebarang halangan pada mana-mana laluan yang menghala ke Cameron Highlands sama ada dari Tapah, Simpang Pulai, Sungai Koyan dan Gua Musang.
Beliau juga menafikan dakwaan tiada sebaran luas secara efektif dibuat bagi memaklumkan laluan untuk ke Cameron Highlands kembali selamat untuk dikunjungi selepas beberapa laluan itu sebelum ini dilaporkan ditutup akibat kejadian tanah runtuh.
“Sebelum ini pihak berwajib sudah mengeluarkan notis pemberitahuan (laluan kembali dibuka). Pemantauan berkala yang dilakukan mendapati tiada sebarang halangan pada mana-mana laluan yang menghala ke Cameron Highlands.
“Oleh itu, pengunjung dan pelancong sama ada dari luar dan dalam negara tidak perlu khuatir sekiranya mempunyai perancangan melancong ke Cameron Highlands. Rancang perjalanan sebaik mungkin bagi mengelakkan sebarang perkara tidak diingini berlaku,” katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.
Azri berkata, kenyataan itu dikeluarkan sebagai maklum balas laporan sebuah akhbar berbahasa Melayu mengenai isu tular peniaga makanan serta pasar malam di Cameron Highlands yang berdepan risiko gulung tikar.
Katanya, laporan akhbar itu dirujuk apabila sumber pemberitaannya mendakwa tiada sebaran luas secara efektif bagi memaklumkan laluan untuk ke Cameron Highlands kembali selamat untuk dikunjungi.
Ammonia gas leak: Four workers suffer burns, three others experience breathing difficulties in Klang factory, says Fire Dept
- Admin UKK
- Berita
SHAH ALAM, Jan 25 — Four men sustained burns and three women experienced breathing difficulties after exposure to an ammonia gas leak at a factory in the Pulau Indah industrial area, Klang, yesterday afternoon.
Assistant director of operations with the Selangor Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM), Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar, said the burn victims were taken to the hospital by factory management before the fire department arrived at the scene.
He did not explain how the four male workers sustained burns.
He stated that they received a call regarding the incident at 12.17 pm and dispatched 16 personnel along with a Fire Rescue Tender (FRT) vehicle, a Fire Response Vehicle (FRV), and an Emergency Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) unit to the scene.
“Initial investigations found that there was a valve leak in the ammonia gas line and three female workers were found to be experiencing breathing difficulties,” he said in a statement yesterday.
The leak was contained by the Hazmat (Hazardous Materials) Special Team at 3.10 pm. — Bernama
IPOH: The district of Larut Matang and Selama was hit by floods on Saturday (Jan 25) morning, forcing 42 victims from 15 families to seek shelter at the temporary relief centre (PPS) at Dewan Orang Ramai Simpang Halt.
The Perak State Disaster Management Committee Secretariat, in a statement, said the flooding was caused by continuous heavy rain for an hour, which led to several areas in Kampung Simpang Halt being inundated.
"Monitoring showed rising water levels, prompting the opening of a PPS and the evacuation of residents," it said.
Meanwhile, Sungai Bidor in Changkat Jong, Hilir Perak, has reached the alert level of 3.25m compared to the normal level of 2.00m.- Bernama
BINTULU (Jan 25): The Welfare Department (JKM) here distributed 10 sets of dry food and basic necessities such as blankets, mattresses and pillows to the fire victims of Rumah Beji Utek in Sungai Kelabat Pandan, Sebauh on Friday.
In a statement, Civil Defence Force (APM) Bintulu officer Captain Mohd Johari Mohd Taufik said the assistance was handed over to the Tuai Rumah (longhouse chieftain), who represented the recipients.
He said that as of 12.30pm this afternoon, APM had identified around 70 victims, involving 11 households.
“The detailed data collection of residents has not been carried out as some of them were not present at the location during the visit.
“The JKM urges the affected residents to gather here immediately to ensure that no one is left out,” he said, adding that the Tuai Rumah will keep an update on the information.
He added that so far, no temporary shelters have been set up as some victims are staying at the homes of relatives in nearby villages and some have gone back to Bintulu town.
It was reported that the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a call regarding the fire incident at 10.58pm on Thursday, which destroyed the longhouse.
“No injuries or fatalities were reported, and the cause of fire and value of losses are still under investigation,” said Mohd Johari.