PENAMPANG, 12 Sept: Seorang wanita cedera ringan manakala seorang lelaki berusia 97 tahun dilaporkan hilang selepas rumah mereka ditimbus tanah runtuh di Kampung Sarapung di sini, petang semalam.

Menurut Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Sabah, mangsa wanita ditemui orang awam dalam keadaan stabil, manakala mangsa lelaki belum dijumpai.

“Pasukan bomba menghadapi kesukaran ke lokasi kerana laluan dinaiki air dan tanah runtuh. Anggota terpaksa berjalan kaki sejauh tiga kilometer sebelum sampai ke kawasan kejadian,” kata JBPM Sabah dalam kenyataan.

Operasi mencari dan menyelamat (SAR) dilakukan oleh empat anggota Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) Penampang dengan bantuan Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) serta penduduk kampung.

Penilaian awal mendapati jentera berat diperlukan untuk mengalihkan runtuhan dan pihak Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Daerah (JPBD) telah dimaklumkan.

Operasi SAR masih diteruskan setakat ini. -TVS

PETALING JAYA – Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia) mengeluarkan amaran ribut petir dan hujan lebat dijangka di beberapa kawasan di Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Sarawak dan Sabah.

MetMalaysia menerusi satu kenyataan berkata, cuaca buruk itu dijangka berterusan hingga pukul 10 pagi ini.

“Antara kawasan yang dijangka terlibat adalah Yan, Kuala Muda, Kulim dan Bandar Bahar di Kedah, seluruh negeri Pulau Pinang dan Kerian dan Larut, Matang dan Selama di Perak,” katanya.

Amaran kawasan lain termasuk Mukah (Tanjung Manis dan Daro) dan Miri di Sarawak dan Pedalaman (Nabawan) dan Tawau (Tawau) di Sabah. – KOSMO! ONLINE

KOTA KINABALU, Sept 12 — Flood disasters have been declared in Penampang and Beaufort after days of heavy rain triggered rising river levels and inundated low-lying homes, forcing hundreds of residents into evacuation centres.

In Penampang, sub-district officer Noemi Dyena John Tren, who chairs the District Disaster Management Committee (JPBD), confirmed the declaration at 7.30pm yesterday after conditions worsened.

“Based on reports and information received from agencies on the ground, it is hereby declared that a flood disaster has occurred in the district of Penampang,” she said in a statement.

Three temporary evacuation centres (PPS) — the Penampang Sports Complex, SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin and SK St Paul Kolopis — were immediately activated to house displaced families.

Traffic was also disrupted as several major roads in Penampang became impassable to regular vehicles, including Jalan St Michael, Jalan St Joseph, Jalan Dakata, Jalan Kolopis and Jalan Nambazan. Parts of Donggongon town were submerged after heavy rain began around 3pm.

Residents in Donggongon, one of the worst-hit areas, voiced frustration as some homes were flooded for the third time in just 10 days, forcing repeated clean-ups and heightening calls for long-term flood mitigation measures.

In Beaufort, District Disaster Management Committee chairman Mohd Nazri Ajun confirmed that the Selagon Permanent Relief Centre (PPK) had been opened after inspections found several homes unsafe to occupy.

“The Selagon PPK was opened to ensure residents affected by the floods had a safe place to stay,” he said.

Personnel from the Civil Defence Force (APM) were also deployed to inspect roads leading to several villages in Beaufort after reports of rising floodwaters.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has warned of thunderstorms and heavy rain lasting from September 10 to 13 in several districts, including Sipitang, Tenom, Beaufort, Nabawan, Papar, Putatan, Penampang, Kota Kinabalu, Tuaran, Kota Belud, Tongod, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Kudat.

PENAMPANG, 12 Sept: Hujan lebat berterusan sejak semalam menyebabkan beberapa kawasan di pantai barat Sabah dilanda banjir, sekali gus memaksa 412 penduduk dipindahkan ke pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) di Penampang dan Beaufort.

Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM) Sabah dalam kenyataan memaklumkan, di Penampang seramai 179 mangsa kini ditempatkan di empat PPS iaitu Kompleks Sukan Penampang (55 orang), SMK Datuk Peter Mojuntin (88), SK St Paul Kolopis (9) dan Dewan Huguan Siou, Tuavon (27).

Di Beaufort pula, seramai 233 mangsa daripada 69 keluarga dipindahkan selepas lapan kampung dinaiki air.

Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia) menjangkakan hujan lebat dan ribut petir akan terus melanda pantai barat Sabah sepanjang minggu ini, dengan risiko limpahan sungai serta banjir kilat di kawasan rendah.

Orang ramai diingatkan agar mengutamakan keselamatan dan mematuhi arahan pihak berkuasa bagi mengelakkan kejadian tidak diingini. – TVS