PORTAL RASMI
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
MADRID, Aug 11: More than 1,000 people were evacuated on Sunday in north-west Spain as wildfires spread, fueled by scorching temperatures and strong winds, authorities said.
Around 400 people were displaced in and around the town of Carucedo, and another 700 from several towns near the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Las Medulas, a former Roman gold-mining area known for its striking red landscape, local officials said.
The head of the regional government of Castile and Leon, Alfonso Manueco, said experts suspect several of the blazes were set by arsonists.
“We will be relentless with the perpetrators of these attacks against the lives and safety of people and our historical and natural heritage,” he wrote on X.
Spain’s Military Emergency Unit (UME) has deployed nearly 60 soldiers and 20 vehicles to the area, joining a large firefighting operation that includes aircraft and bulldozers working to create firebreaks.
Firefighters said scorching temperatures, low air humidity levels and strong winds which often changed direction were complicating their efforts to put out the flames.
Wildfires were also affecting the northern regions of Galicia and Navarre as Spain endures a heatwave which is entering its second week, with temperatures nearing 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) in many regions.
The extreme heat is expected to last until at least Thursday. Civil protection authorities have warned of a high to extreme wildfire risk across much of the country.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wrote on X that he was “closely following the wildfires”, and thanked emergency teams “for their tireless efforts.” – TVS
TOKYO: Pihak berkuasa Jepun hari ini menggesa penduduk berpindah dari kediaman masing-masing selepas hujan lebat mengakibatkan banjir dan tanah runtuh di wilayah barat daya negara itu, menyebabkan beberapa orang dilaporkan hilang.
Rakaman televisyen dari pelbagai kawasan di Wilayah Kumamoto menunjukkan rumah, kedai dan kenderaan tenggelam dalam air sedalam kira-kira satu meter.
Air sungai yang melimpah turut menghanyutkan kenderaan dan merosakkan jalan raya.
Menurut Agensi Meteorologi Jepun, dalam tempoh enam jam sehingga awal pagi ini, bandar Tamana di Kumamoto yang paling teruk terjejas menerima lebih 37 sentimeter hujan iaitu rekod tertinggi bagi kawasan itu.
"Situasi ini mengancam nyawa dan keselamatan mesti diutamakan segera. Langkah berjaga-jaga perlu diambil, termasuk di kawasan yang biasanya tidak berisiko bencana," menurut agensi berkenaan.
Agensi Pengurusan Bomba dan Bencana Jepun berkata, arahan dan amaran pemindahan sudah dikeluarkan kepada lebih tiga juta penduduk di wilayah barat daya negara itu.
Daripada jumlah itu, kira-kira 384,000 penduduk, kebanyakannya di Kumamoto, menerima amaran pemindahan tahap paling serius.
Di pekan Kosa, Kumamoto, seorang lelaki dilaporkan hilang selepas tanah runtuh berlaku berhampiran rumahnya ketika beliau berada di luar kenderaan, menurut pegawai bandar kepada AFP.
Bagaimanapun, Isteri dan dua anaknya yang berada di dalam kereta dilaporkan terselamat.
Di pekan Misato, juga di Kumamoto, pasukan penyelamat sedang berusaha menghubungi seorang warga emas yang terperangkap di dalam rumahnya selepas kediaman itu terjejas akibat tanah runtuh, kata pegawai bertugas bandar berkenaan.
"Hujan terlalu lebat sehingga saya tidak dapat melihat apa-apa di hadapan selama empat hingga lima jam," kata pegawai Misato, Kazuhiro Masunaga, kepada AFP.
Sementara itu, di bandar Fukuoka, dua orang dilaporkan dihanyutkan arus deras sungai semalam dan sehingga kini mereka masih hilang, lapor penyiar nasional NHK.
KUALA NERUS: Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (MetMalaysia) Terengganu menguji sistem baharu siren amaran tsunami yang mampu memberi amaran lebih pantas.
Pengarahnya, Rosli Zakaria, berkata pengujian dilakukan di Seberang Takir, di sini, bagi memastikan sistem amaran bencana itu berfungsi pada tahap baik dan optimum.
Sistem siren baharu itu adalah sebahagian usaha MetMalaysia menaik taraf sistem amaran tsunami di negeri ini. Katanya, bunyi siren selama beberapa minit itu boleh didengari sejauh dua kilometer.
"Siren ini adalah menara keempat dipasang di negeri ini selepas Besut, Dungun dan Kemaman dengan kos pembinaan melebihi RM100,000 setiap satu.
"Projek ini dilaksanakan oleh Bahagian Teknikal Cuaca dan Gempa Bumi MetMalaysia dengan menggunakan teknologi dari Denmark," katanya.
Menurutnya, menara berkenaan mampu memberikan liputan amaran, tetapi bergantung kepada keadaan cuaca dan bentuk muka bumi.
"Segala maklumat selain data berkaitan amaran tsunami diperoleh dan dikendalikan dari Pusat Operasi Cuaca dan Gempa Bumi Nasional yang berpusat di Ibu Pejabat MetMalaysia di Petaling Jaya," katanya.
PETALING JAYA – Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia) mengeluarkan amaran ribut petir susulan jangkaan hujan lebat berserta angin kencang di tujuh negeri sehingga pukul 12 tengah hari ini.
MetMalaysia menerusi kenyataan berkata, hujan lebat dijangka melanda seluruh Perlis serta sebahagian negeri Kedah (Langkawi, Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena, Padang Terap, Yan, Pendang, Kuala Muda, Sik dan Bandar Baharu).
“Cuaca sama turut dijangka di seluruh Pulau Pinang serta Perak (Larut, Matang Dan Selama, Kuala Kangsar, Kinta, Perak Tengah, Kampar dan Batang Padang).
“Di Pahang, kawasan yang diramalkan hujan lebat pula adalah Tanah Tinggi Cameron,” katanya dalam kenyataan hari ini.
Sementara itu, MetMalaysia berkata cuaca buruk turut dijangka di Johor melibatkan kawasan Pontian, Kulai, Kota Tinggi dan Johor Bahru.
“Di Sarawak kawasan yang diramal hujan pagi ini adalah Bintulu (Bintulu) dan Miri (Subis, Miri dan Marudi). – KOSMO! ONLINE
ARAU: The installation of an electric and diesel pump station, along with 15 mobile emergency pumps, is expected to help address the perennial problem of flooded padi fields in Perlis during the monsoon season.
State Agriculture, Plantation and Consumer Affairs Committee chairman Razali Saad said the initiative was part of the state government's ongoing efforts to mitigate the issue, which affects nearly 3,233ha of padi under the Muda Agricultural Development Authority (Mada).
"The main aim is to expedite the outflow of water from the fields so that padi crops are not damaged. With this measure, we hope to reduce the impact of floods on farmers whenever their fields are inundated.
"Such incidents typically occur during heavy rains from May to June and September to November," he told reporters after inspecting sites in Kampung Telaga Haji Latif, Kampung Telok and Kampung Paloh in Guar Sanji today with Mada representatives.
He said past floods had highlighted the urgent need to expedite long-planned drainage upgrades in the area. "We expect the project to begin next month and be completed by May next year," he said.
Razali added that the move would allow farmers to plant padi according to Mada's planting schedule, avoiding delays that could disrupt production.
"With these facilities in place, farmers, especially those in this area, will be able to follow the scheduled planting phases, which is crucial to improving yields," he said.
In November last year, continuous rainfall over several days inundated 3,233ha of padi fields in Mada's Zone I territory in Perlis.
The floods damaged a large portion of crops, affecting 1,100 farmers and residents, some of whom had to bear the additional cost of replanting.