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From flames to floods
- Admin UKK
- Berita
Earlier this month, residents of Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru in Puchong, Selangor, had a scare when a nearby gas pipeline burst into a massive fireball. Yesterday, a flash flood hit the village following a heavy downpour.
PETALING JAYA: Heavy rain in the wee hours of yesterday morning left two dead and almost 1,000 displaced in Selangor following flash floods that hit parts of the state.
The downpour, which began at 2am, affected parts of Shah Alam, Klang, Kampung Sri Aman in Puchong as well as the Petaling district.
A local man and a foreign national were found dead, believed to have been electrocuted, in Shah Alam.
Two elderly and immobile persons were also moved out of their homes in Shah Alam after floodwaters inundated their homes.
The Fire and Rescue Department evacuated a 75-year-old stroke victim from her house in Taman Iswara Sri Muda, Shah Alam, while firemen later rescued a bedridden elderly man in Jalan Mat Raji, Padang Jawa.
“Firemen are inspecting the areas to help the flood victims,” said Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of operations Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar.
Water level rose up to 60cm and some 20 houses were affected by the flooding in Kampung Padang Jawa.
In Klang, 10 houses were affected by flooding in Taman Seri Jaya, Kapar.
Eight people were also evacuated to a temporary relief centre at Sekolah Kebangsaan Binjai.
In Kampung Sri Aman, Puchong, water level, which rose up to 60cm, started to recede by 8am.
The flooding affected 30 houses and temporarily displaced 120 people.
Another area hit by floods was Kampung Tengah in the Petaling district, resulting in 20 houses affected.
Six victims were relocated to the Putra Heights mosque temporary relief centre.
Residents of Kampung Kuala Sungai Baru and Kampung Tengah, who were affected by the gas pipeline fire in Putra Heights, were also not spared.
Mohd Kamalzaman Pauzi, 39, said his home was inundated at about 6am, forcing him, his wife and their three children – aged six to eight – to evacuate to the Putra Heights mosque temporary relief centre.
“Within a week, we have moved here (to the relief centre) twice. I haven’t even had time to get over the fire and now we have been hit by floods,” he said, Bernama reported.
Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari said Tenaga Nasional Bhd has been notified to cut off electricity in the affected areas.
Highways across parts of the Klang Valley were also affected by the deluge.
In notices uploaded to the Malaysian Highway Authority social media account, a stretch of the Damansara-puchong Highway was congested due to floods in the morning.
It said two lanes heading towards the Puchong Barat toll plaza were blocked.
Residents had parked their cars here due to flash floods that affected nearby neighbourhoods.
Along the Shah Alam Expressway, rising waters at the Hicom intersection caused the motorcycle lane to be closed.
At the Grand Sepadu Highway, floodwaters blocked the left lane, and later receded.
LLM said rising waters at the Bandar Bukit Raja Selatan intersection along the West Coast Expressway saw the route only being accessible to heavy vehicles.
According to the National Disaster Management Agency, 930 victims had been displaced in the state due to the floods as at 8pm. They were housed at four temporary relief centres.
A total of 215 victims were housed at the relief centres in Klang and 715 in Petaling district.
PETALING JAYA: The gas pipeline explosion has brought to light serious safety lapses in the construction industry, particularly concerning encroachment into protected zones such as pipeline areas. Police have confirmed that excavation activity took place at the site prior to the explosion, which occurred on April 1.
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s Faculty of Built Environment and Surveying dean Prof Dr Kherun Nita Ali said the core issue was not the design of the pipeline, but the alleged breach of safety boundaries.
“Carrying out construction works (allegedly) near the pipeline was a clear violation of safety protocols. The disaster was avoidable, and the failure to respect those boundaries lies at the heart of the explosion.”
Under the Occupational Safety and Health (Amendment) Act 2022 and Construction Work Design Management (CWDM) Regulations 2024, developers, designers and contractors are legally obligated to prioritise safety from the outset.
This includes preparing a Construction Design Management (CDM) plan and conducting a Design Risk Assessment (DRA) to mitigate risks posed by underground utilities, such as pipelines.
“If the principal designer had properly mapped out the underground pipelines, and the contractor had adhered to safe excavation practices, the incident could have been prevented,” she said, adding that a robust DRA process, which reviews design concepts and safety controls, would have flagged and prevented the encroachment.
Kherun Nita said the CDM framework aims to identify foreseeable risks early and maintain safety throughout the construction phases.
“Prevention through design, or safe by design is a key principle that could have mitigated risks in this case.
“Failure to comply with safety protocols has left the developer, principal designer and contractor exposed to potential legal action.”
Kherun Nita noted resistance among industry professionals, particularly designers, who are often reluctant to take full responsibility for risks, contributing to lapses in safety measures.
“Reluctance is one of the main reasons safety protocols aren’t fully implemented,” she said, adding that the importance of collaboration and hazard identification early in the project planning can prevent disasters such as the pipeline fire.
“Proper procedures could have enabled the project team to adopt alternative construction methods that could have avoided the pipeline zone altogether,” she said.
Kherun Nita said the incident should serve as wake-up call for the industry to take safety more seriously and collaborate more effectively at every stage of construction.
“Safety must begin at the design phase, with a focus on identifying and addressing risks long before construction starts.”
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan was reported to have said that authorities have identified the developer, contractor, subcontractor and workers involved in the excavation, which had stopped on March 30, a day before the tragedy.
Authorities added that two heavy machines, a backhoe and an excavator, were used to replace existing sewer pipes. Investigations also revealed that one heavy machine was buried in the crater that was formed following the explosion.
2 PPS dibuka di Petaling
- Admin UKK
- Berita
SHAH ALAM: Bencana Tahap Satu diisytiharkan dan dua pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dibuka berkuat kuasa serta-merta bagi menempatkan penduduk yang terjejas susulan banjir kilat pagi tadi.
Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Daerah (JPBD) Petaling, Huzunul Khaidil Mohammed berkata, dua PPS itu adalah Dewan Kenanga MBSA, Seksyen 28 membabitkan mangsa dari Kampung Bukit Lanchong.
Katanya, PPS kedua di Sekolah Kebangsaan Seksyen 16 Shah Alam yang menempatkan mangsa dari Kampung Padang Jawa.
“PPS Ini menempatkan mangsa yang terkesan akibat bencana banjir yang dikategorikan sebagai Bencana Tahap 1 di kawasan yang dimaklumkan dan yang berhampiran.
“PPS ini akan beroperasi sepanjang tempoh diperlukan bagi memastikan keselamatan dan kebajikan mangsa terjamin,” katanya dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.
Sementara itu, EXCO Pengurusan Bencana negeri, Mohd Najwan Halimi, memaklumkan kepada media akan ke PPS di Sekolah Kebangsaan Seksyen 16 Shah Alam bagi meninjau keadaan mangsa yang ditempatkan di situ.
Katanya, jumlah mangsa belum dapat dipastikan lagi kerana masih dalam proses pendaftaran masuk ke PPS.
Terdahulu, media melaporkan hujan lebat sejak kira-kira jam 2 pagi tadi mengakibatkan berlaku banjir kilat di beberapa kawasan di negeri ini terutamanya daerah Petaling, Klang, Sepang, Hulu Langat dan Gombak.
PUTRAJAYA: Penduduk di kawasan berisiko banjir diminta berwaspada dengan kejadian banjir kilat yang boleh berlaku secara tiba-tiba.
Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia, Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad berkata, kesemua balai bomba di kawasan berisiko juga diminta bersiap siaga bagi berdepan sebarang kemungkinan.
Persiapan itu susulan trend hujan berintensiti tinggi di beberapa kawasan termasuk lokasi yang sudah mula dilanda banjir kilat. “Bagi pihak jabatan, kita telah memberi peringatan kepada semua balai (trend hujan lebat).
“Dia akan ada siri hujan lebat yang tertumpu di satu-satu tempat. Maksudnya intensiti hujan itu tinggi di lokasi tertentu.
“Jadi pagi tadi kita tengok ada berlaku di Shah Alam, Kajang, Sepang (banjir kilat) dan kita pun telah respon pasukan awal terutamanya di Kajang, kita dapat selamatkan 12 keluarga,” katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian ketika sidang media di Ibu Pejabat JBPM hari ini. Dalam perkembangan lain, beliau turut mengulas siasatan kes letupan paip gas di Putra Heights.
Menurutnya, lima pegawai siasatan kebakaran masih ditempatkan di lokasi kejadian bagi mengumpul beberapa data.
“Lima orang pegawai memang berada di ‘ground’ maksudnya berada di tapak untuk kenal pasti data-data dan juga kaedah – kaedah lanjut untuk membuat kajian dengan kerjasama agensi teknikal lain.
“Sebaik sahaja kita dapat (maklumat) itu, kita akan duduk sekali dan kemukakan dengan dapatan-dapatan kepada insiden ini.
“Dalam masa sama juga kita akan mencadangkan dan melihat bagaimana perbandingan dengan amalan terbaik dibuat seluruh dunia untuk kita buat cadangan kepada pihak Petronas terutamanya.” ujarnya lagi.
Terdahulu, beliau menyempurnakan Majlis Penyerahan Surat Setuju Terima (Bagi Tender Bekalan) antara pihaknya dengan sebuah syarikat jentera berat bomba.
Menerusi kerjasama itu, JBPM akan menerima 30 jentera baharu selepas melaksanakan proses pelupusan dan perolehan 30 jentera uzur yang berusia lebih 20 tahun.
KUALA LUMPUR: Jabatan MeteorologiMalaysia (MetMalaysia) mengeluarkan amaran ribut petir dan angin kencang di kebanyakan negeri sehingga 6 petang ini.
Menerusi amaran cuaca yang dikeluarkan pada jam 2.30 petang tadi, MetMalaysia memaklumkan negeri terbabit ialah seluruh Perlis, di Kedah (Langkawi, Kuala Muda, Sik dan Baling) dan Perak (Hulu Perak).
Amaran sama turut dikeluarkan bagi seluruh negeri Terengganu, di Kelantan (Jeli, Tanah Merah dan Kuala Krai), manakala Pahang (Kuantan).
Selain itu, di Sarawak membabitkan Kuching, Serian, Samarahan, Sri Aman, Betong, Sarikei (Sarikei dan Meradong), Mukah (Tanjung Manis dan Daro) dan Miri (Telang Usan), serta di Sabah membabitkan pedalaman, Pantai Barat (Papar, Putatan, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu dan Tuaran) dan juga Tawau.
Orang ramai boleh merujuk media sosial rasmi dan laman web www.met.gov.my untuk informasi cuaca terkini yang pantas dan tepat.
