JERANTUT – Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi memaklumkan Malaysia tidak kebal daripada ancaman bencana dan seluruh jentera pengurusan bencana negara perlu bersiap sedia sepenuhnya menjelang Monsun Timur Laut (MTL).
Sehubungan itu beliau yang juga Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Pusat mengingatkan semua jentera kerajaan mengambil iktibar daripada kejadian gempa bumi lemah di Segamat, Johor pada 24 Ogos lalu serta kejadian banjir dan tanah runtuh di Sabah pada awal September lalu sehingga mengakibatkan kehilangan nyawa.
“Untuk itu saya telah mengarahkan supaya Pusat Kawalan Operasi Bencana (PKOB) di semua peringkat diaktifkan lebih awal bagi memastikan pemantauan dan koordinasi berjalan lancar sebelum bermulanya MTL.
“Untuk itu, seluruh jentera pengurusan bencana negara perlu bersiap sedia sepenuhnya menjelang MTL 2025/2026,”katanya selepas mempengerusikan Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Pusat (JPBP) di sini hari ini.
Menurutnya Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia) menjangkakan MTL 2025/2026 bermula awal November 2025 hingga penghujung Mac 2026, dan akan dipengaruhi oleh fenomena La Nina lemah.
Katanya, keadaan ini membawa antara lima hingga tujuh episod hujan lebat berterusan, melebihi purata biasa lima episod yang berlaku setiap musim.
Beliau memberitahu Sabah dijangka mengalami hujan melebihi paras purata dari November 2025 hingga Februari 2026, manakala kemuncak hujan dijangka pada Disember 2025, melibatkan Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Sarawak dan Sabah.
“MetMalaysia akan mengeluarkan amaran hujan berterusan (waspada, buruk, bahaya) sekurang-kurangnya tiga hari lebih awal bagi membolehkan tindakan pantas dilaksanakan,”katanya.
Dalam pada itu beliau berkata, daripada aspek persediaan mitigasi, Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS) mengesahkan terdapat pengurangan ketara lokasi panas (hotspot) banjir daripada 4,619 lokasi pada 2024 kepada 3,683 lokasi tahun ini yang menunjukkan perkembangan positif hasil daripada pelaksanaan projek mitigasi kerajaan.
“Walaupun begitu, kita tidak boleh menafikan bahawa pembangunan pesat masih menyumbang kepada risiko banjir dan komitmen negeri amat diperlukan untuk memastikan usaha pencegahan banjir dapat dilaksanakan secara berkesan,”katanya.
Sementara itu beliau memberitahu Jabatan Mineral dan Geosains (JMG) juga melaporkan sebanyak 110 kejadian tanah runtuh di Pantai Barat Sabah telah berlaku sehingga 19 September lalu yang telah mengorbankan 13 nyawa.
Katanya, sejumlah 34 lokasi cerun kritikal berisiko tinggi kini dipasang dengan Sistem Amaran Awal (EWS) bencana geologi tanah runtuh.
“Saya telah memberi mandat kepada JMG sebagai penyelaras pemantauan cerun berisiko di seluruh negara serta perlu kerjasama dengan agensi kerajaan yang lain dan juga pihak swasta.
“Secara keseluruhannya, saya berpuas hati dengan kesiapsiagaan agensi-agensi kerajaan bagi menghadapi musim MTL 2025/2026 dan saya telah meminta supaya Nadma (Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara) melihat mekanisme pengurusan pasca bencana dengan mengambil kira peranan agensi-agensi kerajaan serta badan bukan kerajaan, syarikat berkaitan kerajaan, syarikat industri berkaitan kerajaan, syarikat-syarikat swasta dan penduduk setempat,”ujarnya.-KOSMO! ONLINE
With La Niña on the horizon, Malaysia prepares for above-average rainfall and flood risks this monsoon season
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KUANTAN, Oct 13 — The disaster operations control centres (PKOBs) at all levels will be activated ahead of schedule to ensure effective monitoring and coordination before the northeast monsoon (MTL) 2025/2026 begins in early November, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced today.
He said that the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has forecasted that the upcoming monsoon season, which is expected to last until the end of March 2026, will be influenced by a weak La Niña phenomenon.
“This condition could result in between five and seven episodes of continuous heavy rain, surpassing the usual average of five per season,” he said in a statement following the Central Disaster Management Committee (JPBP) Meeting No. 2/2025, which he chaired earlier today.
The meeting was attended by state secretaries, who serve as Chairpersons of their respective State Disaster Management Committees (JPBN), along with representatives from various agencies.
“The risk of major floods will increase if persistent rain coincides with high tide events. MetMalaysia will issue Continuous Rain Warnings (Alert, Severe, Danger) at least three days in advance to enable swift response measures,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
On mitigation efforts, Ahmad Zahid, who is also Minister of Rural and Regional Development, noted that the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) has reported a significant reduction in flood hotspots, from 4,619 locations last year to 3,683 this year.
“This positive development is the result of ongoing government flood mitigation projects. However, continued commitment from state governments is essential to ensure that flood prevention efforts are implemented effectively,” he stressed.
As part of long-term preparedness strategies, the meeting also approved the construction of a Permanent Disaster Relief Centre (PPBK) in Jerantut, Pahang, to strengthen community-level disaster resilience.
“The project is expected to begin in 2026, in collaboration with the state government and relevant technical agencies,” he said.
Meanwhile, Ahmad Zahid highlighted that 34 high-risk critical slopes across the country are now equipped with Early Warning Systems (EWS) for geological disasters such as landslides.
“I have mandated the Department of Minerals and Geoscience to act as the national coordinator for monitoring high-risk slopes, and to work closely with other government agencies and private sector partners,” he added. — Bernama
KUANTAN: All disaster operations control centres will be activated ahead of schedule to ensure effective monitoring before the northeast monsoon begins next month.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi announced this following the Central Disaster Management Committee meeting which he chaired.
The Malaysian Meteorological Department forecasts the upcoming monsoon season will last until March 2026 and be influenced by a weak La Niña phenomenon.
This condition could result in between five and seven episodes of continuous heavy rain, surpassing the usual average of five per season.
Sabah is expected to receive above-average rainfall from November through February 2026 according to the forecast.
Peak rainfall is anticipated in December across Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Johor, Sarawak, and Sabah.
The risk of major floods will increase if persistent rain coincides with high tide events.
MetMalaysia will issue Continuous Rain Warnings at least three days in advance to enable swift response measures.
The Department of Irrigation and Drainage reported a significant reduction in flood hotspots from 4,619 locations last year to 3,683 this year.
This positive development results from ongoing government flood mitigation projects according to the Deputy Prime Minister.
Continued commitment from state governments remains essential to ensure effective flood prevention efforts.
This project is expected to begin in 2026 through collaboration with the state government and relevant technical agencies.
Thirty-four high-risk critical slopes across the country now have Early Warning Systems for geological disasters such as landslides.
Ahmad Zahid mandated the Department of Minerals and Geoscience to act as the national coordinator for monitoring high-risk slopes.
The department will work closely with other government agencies and private sector partners in this monitoring role. – Bernama
JAKARTA, 26 Sept: Gempa bumi bermagnitud 5.7 yang melanda wilayah Banyuwangi dan Situbondo, Jawa Timur pada jam 4.04 petang Khamis mengakibatkan sekurang-kurangnya 51 bangunan rosak.
Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Indonesia (BNPB) memaklumkan sehingga jam 9.20 malam, kerosakan membabitkan 49 rumah penduduk dan dua rumah ibadat.
Jurucakapnya, Abdul Muhari, berkata gegaran kuat sekitar lima saat menyebabkan orang ramai panik dan bergegas keluar rumah, namun setakat ini tiada korban jiwa dilaporkan.
“Gegaran cukup kuat dirasai di kedua wilayah sehingga membuat orang ramai panik dan kerosakan yang lumayan teruk, tetapi setakat ini tiada mangsa dilaporkan,” katanya dalam kenyataan.
Menurutnya, proses pendataan dan penilaian kerosakan masih dijalankan pasukan tindak balas kecemasan BNPB.
Sementara itu, Badan Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) menjelaskan pusat gempa terletak di laut, kira-kira 46 kilometer timur laut Banyuwangi dan 54 kilometer tenggara Situbondo pada kedalaman 12 kilometer, namun tidak berpotensi mencetuskan tsunami.
Sehingga jam 6.58 petang (Waktu Indonesia Barat), BMKG merekodkan 10 gempa susulan dengan magnitud maksimum 3.3.
Pihak berkuasa mengingatkan orang ramai agar berwaspada terhadap kemungkinan gegaran susulan serta menjauhi bangunan yang rosak.
