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JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
Trapped in a perfect storm
- Admin UKK
- Berita
A woman suffering from gout had to stand in floodwaters in her house for six hours before being rescued by the Kelantan Civil Defence Force (APM).
Mazlina Mohamed, 45, said her home was flooded with water up to nearly a metre from morning and she was rescued at 3pm.
“I had to stand in the water and endure the pain as my family had just moved into this rented house two months ago and we still do not have any furniture,” said Mazlina who was taken to the temporary relief centre (PPS) at SMK Beris Panchor here.
“This is our first experience relocating to a PPS due to flooding. We rented the house despite knowing the area is flood-prone because it was our only option, and the rent is affordable at RM300 a month,” she told Bernama when met at the PPS yesterday.
She, her husband Mohd Riduan Harun, 45, and daughter Nur Aliya Maisarah Mohd Riduan, 19, moved to the PPS after being instructed to do so by the authorities.
Mazlina said she has been suffering from gout over the past two years and her condition worsened over the past week.
She said she was promptly treated by the district health centre staff at the PPS.
Another flood victim, Yasmin Syafiqah Anuar, 29, recalled being unable to sleep the night before as water began overflowing from the irrigation canals and padi fields near her home.
“I moved to the Kampung Budi housing area four months ago and didn’t know it was floodprone. I started packing and moving items to higher ground.
“By 8am, with water levels rising to nearly one metre, we were instructed by the authorities to evacuate and were transported to the PPS by Armed Forces personnel,” she said.
Yasmin said she chose to rent her current home because of its proximity to her husband’s workplace in Kota Baru.
Her husband, Mohd Junaidi Mohd Ikbal, 33, works with the local council, and she was accompanied by their three children, aged between one to eight.
Bachok district disaster management committee chairman Syamsul Abu Bakar said 40 flood victims from 11 families were relocated to the SMK Beris Panchor PPS on Friday.
“The PPS residents are provided with adequate facilities, including collapsible tents for each family. If the family is large, we provide additional resources to ensure their comfort.
“Once the victims arrive at the PPS, they are given retort-packaged ready-to-eat meals. We also work together to cook rice in a designated area to serve meals three times a day for the flood victims,” he said.
Syamsul said with support from the Social Welfare Department, led by its Bachok officer Zulfikri Abd Wahab, flood evacuees were provided with other essentials such as biscuits, packet drinks, mattress covers, blankets, towels, sarongs and hygiene kits.
He said the flood evacuees are cared for by personnel from several agencies.
Banjir di Hulu Terengganu terkawal
- Admin UKK
- Berita
HULU TERENGGANU: Banjir yang melanda daerah Hulu Terengganu berada dalam keadaan terkawal.
Episod hujan lebat yang melanda daerah itu sejak tiga hari lalu menyebabkan beberapa kampung yang terletak di kawasan rendah dinaiki air.
Tinjauan Buletin TV3 mendapati beberapa rumah penduduk di Kampung Matang, digenangi air sejak semalam.
Setakat jam 8.00 pagi tadi, hanya 68 mangsa membabitkan 18 keluarga di daerah itu dipindahkan ke 5 Pusat Pemindahan Sementara (PPS).
Menurut Ketua Balai Bomba Dan Penyelamat Kuala Berang, Zulhisham Mohamad Yusop, pihaknya telah membuat pemantauan rapi di kawasan terjejas.
“Banjir di Hulu Terengganu terkawal tidak begitu serius setakat ini, bagaimanapun luruan MTL sehingga 1 Disember ini yang diramalkan berlaku banjir, penduduk dinasihatkan sentiasa berwaspada dan berpindah jika diarah berbuat demikian”, katanya.
Zulhisyam berkata demikian ketika ditemui di Tasik Kenyir.
Sementara itu, paras air di Pengkalan Gawi, Tasik Kenyir, masih diparas normal.
“Orang ramai juga dinasihatkan supaya tidak menyebarkan berita palsu seperti menularkan video atau gambar lama di media sosial yang boleh mendatangakan panik kepada penduduk sekitar khususnya,” ujarnya lagi.
Dalam perkembangan lain, keseluruhan mangsa banjir di Terengganu yang berpindah ke PPS hari ini adalah seramai 398 orang membabitkan 7 daerah.
Daerah Marang paling ramai dipindahkan iaitu 195 mangsa, Hulu Terengganu 68 mangsa, Dungun 59, Besut 43, Kemaman 32 dan Setiu 1 mangsa.
KOTA BHARU: Tiga sungai utama di Kelantan melepasi paras amaran setakat pagi ini.
Menurut portal publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my dan Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS), tiga sungai berkenaan adalah Sungai Golok di Rantau Panjang dengan bacaan 8.62 meter (m) berbanding paras amaran 8 m.
Manakala Sungai Melor di Jambatan Melor juga melebihi paras amaran dengan bacaan 8.06 m berbanding paras amaran 8 m dan Sungai Semerak di Pasir Puteh dengan bacaan 2.42 m berbanding paras amaran 2 m.
Sementara itu, Sungai Golok di Kuala Jambu melepasi paras berjaga-jaga iaitu dengan bacaan 2.05 m berbanding 0.70 m.
Selain itu, semua sungai lain direkodkan berada pada paras normal.
Dalam pada itu, sebuah pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dibuka di daerah Bachok.
Berdasarkan portal Info Bencana Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), PPS di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Beris Panchor menempatkan 40 mangsa daripada 11 keluarga.
Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia) meramalkan hujan menyeluruh akan berlaku di seluruh negeri bermula hari ini sehingga Jumaat depan.
KOTA BHARU: Tiga sungai utama di Kelantan melepasi paras amaran setakat pagi ini.
Menurut portal publicinfobanjir.water.gov.my dan Jabatan Pengairan dan Saliran (JPS), tiga sungai berkenaan adalah Sungai Golok di Rantau Panjang dengan bacaan 8.62 meter (m) berbanding paras amaran 8 m.
Manakala Sungai Melor di Jambatan Melor juga melebihi paras amaran dengan bacaan 8.06 m berbanding paras amaran 8 m dan Sungai Semerak di Pasir Puteh dengan bacaan 2.42 m berbanding paras amaran 2 m.
Sementara itu, Sungai Golok di Kuala Jambu melepasi paras berjaga-jaga iaitu dengan bacaan 2.05 m berbanding 0.70 m.
Selain itu, semua sungai lain direkodkan berada pada paras normal. Dalam pada itu, sebuah pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dibuka di daerah Bachok.
Berdasarkan portal Info Bencana Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM), PPS di Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Beris Panchor menempatkan 40 mangsa daripada 11 keluarga.
Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (METMalaysia) meramalkan hujan menyeluruh akan berlaku di seluruh negeri bermula hari ini sehingga Jumaat depan.
Floodwaters have inundated Kampung Tersang, leaving 56 families on edge as the situation continued to worsen since yesterday morning.
Resident Mohd Hirwan Faizal Che Rajiuon, 42, said continuous rain since Thursday afternoon caused Sungai Golok to overflow.
He said residents were on high alert, with many moving valuables and important documents to higher ground in case of a sudden surge in water levels.
“If the heavy rain continues tonight (yesterday), the water level around my house could rise by half a metre, forcing us to relocate to the temporary evacuation centre at SK Gual To’ Deh,” he said at his home yesterday.
“Our village usually floods up to 3m during major floods, leaving residents no choice but to evacuate to shelters or higher ground for safety.
“We’ve been anxious for the past two days, especially with reports warning that flooding could to start today (yesterday).”
Resident Mohd Zailani Mohd Nor, 36, said he told his family to pack their belongings in preparation for evacuation.
He said it usually took two to three days for the area to be completely inundated.
“I’ve been checking Sungai Golok’s level near my house almost every hour. I’ve cleaned our boat, which will be our main mode of transport during the flood.
“Residents have stocked up on essentials like rice, cooking oil, mineral water, dried fish and eggs to ensure adequate food during the flood as we may be cut off from town due to submerged roads.
“We’re hoping this year’s flood won’t be severe. We fear damage to our homes and belongings. Our village floods almost every year.”
In Kuala Krai, Bernama reported that almost 200 residents from 60 homes in Kampung Tanjung Kala, near Kuala Pertang, were stranded when the 200m-long concrete bridge flooded due to continuous heavy rain since Thursday.
Resident Zainuddin Daud, 61, said the bridge would flood when it rained more than three hours.
“I’ve lived here since I was young. Every year, if it rains, especially during the monsoon season, we will be stuck.
“This has been going on for a long time. I’m not sure whether we would be cut off when the new bridge is built. If that happens, it will affect us all,” he said in Kampung Kuala Pertang yesterday.
Former oil palm plantation worker, Yusoff Sidi, 61, said he would evacuate to a relief shelter if the situation worsened.
“There are two routes (bridges) that we can use. If this bridge floods, then we will use the other one. If both are uncrossable, then we will be stuck and need to evacuate to the relief centre.”
Kampung Kuala Pertang Village Security Development Committee chairman Adnan Mat Yassin hoped the more than 30year-old concrete bridge could be replaced quickly so that villagers could use it, especially during the monsoon period.
“The authorities want to get the bridge done, but until now, it’s not complete. I urge the authorities to quickly get it done.”
Kuala Krai Fire and Rescue Station chief Nik Ahmad Afsham Nik Pa said firefighters would patrol the area regularly to ensure the safety of residents.