KUCHING: Hujan lebat disertai ribut yang melanda beberapa kawasan di bandar raya ini hari ini, menyebabkan beberapa kediaman mengalami kerosakan, termasuk sebuah rumah di Tabuan Dayak, di sini.

Dalam kejadian kira-kira jam 3 petang itu, kepingan bumbung dari blok pangsapuri berhampiran dipercayai diterbangkan angin kencang sebelum menghempap kediaman milik jurugambar The Borneo Post, Chimon Upon, 59.

Chimon berkata, ketika kejadian itu, hanya ibu mentua dan anaknya berada di dalam rumah berkenaan.

Hentaman kuat itu menyebabkan bahagian bumbung rumah mangsa mengalami kerosakan teruk dan bocor, selain bekalan elektrik di kediaman berkenaan turut terganggu.

Selain kerosakan pada kediaman, angin kencang dan hujan lebat yang tiba-tiba melanda selepas cuaca panas melampau sejak beberapa hari lalu turut menyebabkan beberapa kejadian pokok tumbang sekitar Kuching.

Antara lokasi terbabit ialah Taman Desa Wira, Jalan Arang, Saradise dan kawasan sekitar Stampin, termasuk Samarahan Golf Club serta kolam renang Stampin.

Selain itu, angin kencang menyebabkan siling di bahagian luar Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching (LTAK) turut mengalami kerosakan.

Bagaimanapun, tiada kecederaan dilaporkan dalam kejadian berkenaan.

KUALA LUMPUR: Jabatan Perdana Menteri (JPM) menyokong penuh titah Sultan Pahang, Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah supaya solat hajat diadakan bagi memohon ke hadrat Allah SWT supaya keadaan jerebu yang melanda Sarawak ketika ini bertambah baik.

Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri (Hal Ehwal Agama), Dr Zulkifli Hasan, berkata seluruh masjid di Wilayah Persekutuan dan umat Islam di seluruh negara diseru menyatukan saf bagi memohon pertolongan kepada Allah SWT.

"Adalah menjadi kewajipan agama bagi kita untuk menzahirkan solidariti melalui pelaksanaan solat hajat dan doa secara berterusan.

"Gabungan ikhtiar fizikal serta keutuhan doa adalah senjata utama orang beriman kerana sesungguhnya tiada satu pun ujian yang diangkat melainkan dengan keizinan, rahmat dan kasih sayang Allah," katanya menerusi hantaran di Facebook hari ini.

Beliau pada masa sama menggesa seluruh umat Islam mengambil iktibar atas ujian itu dengan memelihara alam sekitar yang juga amanah Allah, di samping sentiasa mematuhi arahan pihak berkuasa bagi menjaga keselamatan jiwa.

"Marilah kita memperbanyakkan amalan soleh dan memohon keampunan, mudah-mudahan Allah mengangkat ujian jerebu ini dan mengurniakan kesejahteraan serta udara yang bersih kembali kepada saudara-saudara kita di Sarawak," katanya.

Pada Sabtu lalu, Sultan Pahang menitahkan solat hajat diadakan di semua masjid di seluruh negeri Pahang dan bertitah doa serta ikhtiar perlu berjalan seiring dalam menghadapi keadaan jerebu yang boleh menjejaskan kesihatan serta kesejahteraan rakyat. – BERNAMA

JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 25 — A weak earthquake measuring 3.1 magnitude struck the waters off Batu Pahat, Johor, at 4.12pm today.

In a statement, the Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said the epicentre was located at coordinates 1.7 degrees north and 102.8 degrees east, about 18 kilometres (km) south-west of Batu Pahat.

“The quake was recorded at a depth of 10km.

“There is no tsunami threat to Malaysia,” it said in the statement issued today by the National Weather and Earthquake Operations Centre, MetMalaysia. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR — Indonesia has begun to bring forest and land fires under control, and hopes the situation can be fully resolved within the next one or two weeks, President Prabowo Subianto said.

Prabowo said substantial resources have been mobilised to tackle the fires, including dozens of helicopters, more than a dozen aircraft, hundreds of water wells and pumps, as well as thousands of personnel.

“I think it has begun to be brought under control and mitigated in several places. I hope that within one or two weeks everything can be resolved,” he said in his speech at the launch of  Indonesia’s 100-gigawatt solar power programme and groundbreaking ceremony Jembrana, Bali, today, Bernama reports.

Prabowo said the world was experiencing a strong El Nino this year, forecast to be among the strongest on record, requiring Indonesia to remain vigilant against risks arising from the weather phenomenon.

The president said he had personally visited several areas to inspect the situation and found that regional governments, ministries and agencies, the military, police and disaster management authorities were working effectively.

Last Saturday, Prabowo travelled to West and Central Kalimantan to inspect forest and land fire operations and lead response efforts, before heading to Sumatra on Monday to oversee firefighting operations there.

Haze has affected Malaysia with several areas in Sarawak and along the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia recording unhealthy readings this morning.

As of 2pm this afternoon, Selangor had six — the highest number among states — areas affected.

Department of Environment (DOE) Deputy Director-General (Development) Azuri Azizah Saedon said these areas were Johan Setia with the highest Air Pollutant Index (API) reading  at 173, followed by Shah Alam (162), Kuala Selangor (153), Petaling Jaya (152), Klang (151), and Banting (146).

Other peninsula states affected by haze at unhealthy levels were Perak, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Putrajaya, Kuala Lumpur and Kedah

Azuri Azizah said moderate to dense transboundary haze was detected in West Kalimantan, Indonesia, moving northward towards the western part of Sarawak, while moderate to dense smoke plumes were also observed in other parts of Kalimantan as well as central and southern Sumatra.

In terms of hotspots, the ASEAN Specialised Meteorological Centre (ASMC) recorded 287 hotspots in Kalimantan,  65 in Sumatra and 11 in Malaysia as of today.

The 11 hotspots in Malaysia were eight in Sarawak, two in Johor, and one in Selangor. – August 25, 2026