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JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
PUCHONG - Pengalaman merasai gegaran susulan gempa bumi di Myanmar ketika sedang melakukan kerja-kerja menyelamat di bawah runtuhan bangunan merupakan antara pengalaman dan cabaran berharga yang tidak akan dilupakan anggota Pasukan Khas Mencari dan Menyelamat Malaysia (SMART), Avlyanie Moidi, 29.
Avlyanie juga merupakan satu-satunya wanita dalam kalangan 50 anggota dan pegawai yang menyertai misi mencari dan menyelamat (SAR) selama enam hari di negara ditimpa bencana besar itu.
“Apa yang saya tidak boleh lupakan secara peribadi adalah sewaktu kami membuat kerja-kerja menyelamat mangsa, kami rasai gegaran susulan dan ketika itu separuh daripada pasukan penyelamat berada dalam bangunan yang tidak stabil.
“Walaupun berdepan dengan detik mendebarkan tapi inilah pengalaman yang bukan saya sahaja tapi juga rakan-rakan lain dalam pasukan yang tidak boleh lupakan. Ia merupakan cabaran yang betul-betul mengancam nyawa,” katanya ketika ditemui di Markas SMART di sini, pada Isnin.
Terdahulu, Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Operasi) Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA), Datuk Dr Abdul Gapar Abu Bakar mengetuai sambutan ketibaan 50 anggota SMART yang Operasi MyTeam Relief Gempa Bumi Myanmar.
Kesemua pasukan yang terlibat selamat mendarat di Lapangan Terbang Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM) Subang pada 5 petang dengan menaiki pesawat A400M milik TUDM sebelum di bawa ke Markas SMART di sini, dan disambut ahli keluarga masing-masing.
Sementara itu, ditanya mengenai cabaran menjadi satu-satunya anggota wanita yang menyertai misi berkenaan, anak kelahiran Tuaran, Sabah tersebut menjelaskan tiada sebarang perbezaan baginya.
Ini kerana katanya, sepanjang menyertai Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) sebelum ditugaskan dalam pasukan SMART, semua anggota dan pegawai dilatih untuk tidak menjadikan jantina sebagai halangan untuk melaksanakan tanggungjawab.
“Kami telah dilatih sejak daripada agensi asal (JBPM) kami telah dilatih untuk tukar mindset (cara berfikir) tidak melibatkan jantina ketika bertugas. Malah, saya juga berasa sangat bangga membawa nama Malaysia.
“Semua orang boleh ke luar negara tapi sangat susah kita ke luar negara membawa bendera Malaysia dan atas sebab itu saya sangat berbangga,” katanya.
Dalam pada itu, seorang anggota SMART yang menyertai misi berkenaan, Norhisham Che Mohd Daud, 38, tidak dapat menahan sebak apabila hasratnya untuk menyambut Aidilfitri bersama bapa tersayang tidak kesampaian.
Lebih memilukan lagi, berita mengenai pemergian bapa, Che Mohd Nor Che Daud diterima ketika sedang bertungkus lumus melakukan misi SAR di Myanmar.
“Pada 5 April saya keluar ke lokasi untuk membuat penilaian dan menghantar peralatan logistik dan line telefon ketika itu tidak ada dan saya tidak tahu mengenai pemergian ayah saya ketika itu.
“Selepas sampai ke pusat operasi barulah saya dimaklumkan berkenaan dengan kematian ayah. Jadi, saya terpaksa menahan dan mengetepikan perasaan itu dan bohonglah kalau saya kata tidak ada perasaan sebak,” katanya.
Myanmar quake: SMART team returns home
- Admin UKK
- Berita
PETALING JAYA: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) returned home following their mission to assist earthquake victims in Myanmar.
The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) confirmed that the team had returned on Monday (April 7) on X.
Previously, members of the elite search and rescue team were dispatched to assist victims in Myanmar following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that also caused tremors to impact Thailand.
The team managed to rescue a 40-year-old man who had been trapped under rubble, as well as retrieve several bodies.
SEPANG: Pergerakan Pasukan MAS-01 SMART NADMA, operasi MyTeam Relief Gempa Bumi Myanmar, berhadapan pelbagai risiko ketika melaksanakan operasi mencari dan menyelamat (SAR) mangsa kejadian gempa bumi di Myanmar, yang berlaku pada 28 Mac lalu.
Antara cabaran utama Pasukan MAS-01 SMART adalah terpaksa melalui kerenah birokrasi lebih 10 pos sekatan dan pemeriksaan oleh pihak yang menguasai kawasan-kawasan tertentu ketika menuju ke kawasan terjejas akibat gempa bumi di Naypyidaw, Mandalay dan Sagaing.
Selain itu, cuaca panas sehingga 42 darjah celcius, kekangan sumber elektrik akibat gempa bumi serta masalah komunikasi dengan penduduk setempat turut memberi cabaran besar untuk pasukan penyelamat negara.
Komander Kontinjen MAS-01, Penguasa Kanan Bomba II, Mohamad Hafiezul Abdul Halim berkata, meskipun berhadapan pelbagai rintangan dan cabaran, Pasukan MAS-01 SMART menerima kerjasama yang sangat baik dari pasukan kecemasan dan bencana di Myanmar iaitu Pihak Pengurusan Bencana dan Kecemasan Tempatan (LEMA) sebelum kita ditugaskan di tiga lokasi utama 'ground zero' di sana.
"Sepanjang kita berada di sana, kita diberikan satu polis pengiring dan pergerakan kita adalah amat terhad.
"Apabila kita hendak bergerak dari satu ke satu kawasan SAR, kita perlu lapor dan hanya diberi kebenaran untuk melaksanakan tugas di satu kawasan saja dan tidak boleh ke kawasan lain dan kami harus memberi tumpuan tugas SAR di 'worksite' berkenaan saja walaupun ada kawasan berhampiran lain turut terjejas.
"Pada kebiasaannya dalam operasi SAR di misi-misi yang lain, kita akan membuat proses mengesan mangsa yang masih hidup dari satu kawasan ke kawasan yang lain.
"Jika ada mangsa yang telah mati kita akan memberikan tanda terhadap lokasi itu dan datang semula untuk tindakan selanjutnya atau diteruskan oleh pihak yang lain, namun kali ini pergerakan tugas SAR kami terhad.
"Di sini, kita menfokus dari satu kawasan ke satu kawasan, kita menggunakan segala peralatan dan kaedah-kaedah kepakaran yang kita ada serta gunakan kamera iris selepas mendapatkan maklumat dari penduduk kampung (penduduk setempat)," katanya kepada BH hari ini.
Beliau berkata, paling membanggakan, Pasukan MAS-01 SMART turut diraikan oleh penduduk tempatan dan pasukan bomba tempatan di sektor Sagaing selepas menemui dan menyelamatkan seorang guru berusia 47 tahun yang terperangkap dalam runtuhan sebuah hotel.
Katanya, akibat konflik domestik di Myanmar juga, Pasukan MAS-01 SMART terpaksa mengambil masa melalui pemeriksaan dan sekatan jalan raya oleh pihak-pihak yang menguasai wilayah dan daerah tertentu sebelum dibenarkan untuk meneruskan perjalanan ke kawasan bencana.
Anggota wanita Pasukan SMART, Avlyanie Moidi, yang bertugas sebagai penyampai maklumat dan penyelamat berkata, cabaran yang dihadapi adalah ketiadaan sumber elektrik akibat kerosakan ketika gempa dan bekalan air bersih di kawasan pelaksanaan operasi SAR.
Meskipun pasukannya mempunyai bekalan air sendiri, namun ia hanya untuk tempoh yang terhad.
"Kami berhadapan kesukaran ketika mendapatkan maklumat daripada penduduk setempat mengenai kawasan 'worksite' atau kerja SAR kami disebabkan komunikasi dan pertuturan.
"Ini kerana mereka (penduduk setempat) tidak fasih berbahasa Inggeris dan kami hanya berkomunikasi dengan terpaksa mendapatkan bantuan pihak lain yang pastinya akan mengambil masa.
"Komunikasi penting dalam operasi SAR kerana kami harus mengetahui berapa ramaikah orang yang mungkin terperangkap dalam sesuatu runtuhan," katanya.
Beliau yang juga anggota pasukan bomba dan menyertai Pasukan SMART sejak 2021 berkata, kehadiran pasukan Malaysia sebenarnya mempermudahkan operasi SAR di Myanmar.
CYBERJAYA: The Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) returned home to a hero's welcome this evening after completing their search and rescue (SAR) mission in Myanmar.
They were reunited with their families in an emotional gathering at their headquarters in Pulau Meranti, here.
As the convoy rolled into the base, family members who had been waiting eagerly rushed forward with cheers and tears, embracing their loved ones who had spent over a week in the disaster-stricken region.
The 50-member team had earlier landed at the Subang Air Base at 5pm aboard two Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Airbus A400M aircraft, bringing home 31 tonnes of rescue equipment and vehicles.
Their return was welcomed by Armed Forces Chief General Datuk Mohd Nizam Jaafar and National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) director-general Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus, along with representatives from the Foreign Ministry, Nadma and the armed forces.
Nadma deputy director-general (operations) Datuk Dr Abdul Gapar Abu Bakar said the MAS-01 SMART team said upon arrival, all team members underwent health screenings and were reported to be in good physical and mental condition.
"The team, which arrived in Myanmar on March 30, was deployed to the Sagaing sector, where they were the only international SAR team assigned.
"During their deployment, the team operated at 11 worksites, many of which involved complex collapsed structures that local rescuers were unable to access.
"The team's efforts led to the rescue of a 47-year-old man who had been buried for more than 72 hours at one of the sites. They also recovered the bodies of 10 other victims, including four children," he said at a press conference at the SMART headquarters, here.
He added that the team worked tirelessly under extremely hot weather conditions and frequent aftershocks throughout the mission.
He also praised the elite rescue team for their resilience, expertise, rapid deployment capabilities and the use of advanced equipment, adding that their success further strengthened Malaysia's reputation in humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts.
He said the team's sacrifice was even more meaningful as they were deployed just a day before Hari Raya Aidilfitri on April 1. "Their performance demonstrated Malaysia's unwavering commitment to humanity and regional solidarity in disaster management," he said.
On March 28, 2025, a devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, with the epicenter near Mandalay. As of yesterday, reports said the death toll has risen to at least 3,471, with thousands more injured and many still missing.
KUALA LUMPUR: "We can feel aftershocks in Myanmar almost every day, no less than magnitude 3.0 and the highest felt was magnitude 5.2, but they never weakened the spirit of the MAS-01 team in their efforts to rescue as many victims as possible."
That was among the experiences shared by the MAS-01 Contingent Commander of the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (SMART) Operation Myteam Relief Mohamad Hafiezul Abdul Halim throughout the operation in the disaster area in Myanmar, especially in the difficult rubble area.
"The team has an application that can detect the magnitude of the earthquake which will be updated daily. As a level of preparation (if an aftershock occurs), we take the approach of staying on the ground, setting up our own tents and so on to reduce the impact of the disaster.
"Thankfully, we went and returned safely. The assignment was to the three affected districts, namely Mandalay, Naypyidaw and Sagaing. Alhamdulillah, the cooperation from Myanmar, especially the Local Disaster Management Authority (LEMA), was very good," he told reporters at the MAS-01 Team Welcome Ceremony at the SMART Pulau Meranti Headquarters, here yesterday.
A total of 50 members and officers of the National Disaster Management Agency (NADMA) departed for Naypyidaw, Myanmar on March 30 for a humanitarian aid mission and to participate in search and rescue (SAR) operations for earthquake victims in the country.
All of them safely returned at about 5pm this afternoon at the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Subang Air Base and their arrival was welcomed by Armed Forces chief, General Datuk Mohd Nizam Jaffar and NADMA director-general Datuk Khairul Shahril Idrus.
Sharing the challenges faced by the MAS-01 team, Mohamad Hafiezul, who is also the Senior Superintendent of Fire Department 1 (PgKB 1), said the hot and dry weather which reached 41 degrees Celsius, was quite challenging but it did not dampen the spirits of the two groups who work in shifts every day.
"The hours of duty are 8am to 1pm and 1pm to 6pm. Our success was when we managed to find a survivor, a 47-year-old man who was trapped for six days under the rubble. We understand he is a principal at a school," he said.
The death toll from the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar 10 days ago has risen to at least 3,514, with 210 people still missing, according to figures released by Myanmar's military government on Monday, German news agency (dpa) reported.
Most of the casualties were reported around Mandalay, the country's second largest city, where more than 2,100 deaths have been confirmed.
Meanwhile, NADMA deputy director-general of Operations Datuk Dr Abdul Gapar Abu Bakar in his speech at the ceremony said that upon landing, the MAS-01 team had undergone health screening and all of them were physically and mentally healthy.
"During the six-day assignment, the team conducted SAR operations at 11 worksites, most of which were beyond the capabilities of the equipment and complex rubble areas.
"In addition to one survivor, the team also removed 10 deceased victims including four children. The team members are 'national ambassadors' who managed to be mobilised in a short period of time with thorough preparation," he said.
Asked if there might be a second mission, he said that for now there is no need and this operational mission is over, but it would be considered if there is a request.
."..if there is a request, we might follow up, but the next stage (in Myanmar) is more of a post-disaster phase," he said. – BERNAMA