LIPIS, 9 Mac- Susulan hujan lebat berterusan sejak semalam, dua perkampungan Orang Asli di Pos Sinderut, Mukim Ulu Jelai, Lipis, Pahang; dilanda banjir kilat.
Sekretariat Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Daerah (JPBD) Lipis dalam kenyataan memaklumkan, hujan yang bermula kira-kira 9 malam itu, menyebabkan Kampung Orang Asli Tual dan Tidul terjejas.
Bagaimanapun menurut kenyataan itu, tiada kecederaan atau kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan, setakat ini.
Pihak Jabatan Kemajuan Orang Asli (JAKOA) kini sedang mengenal pasti rumah yang terjejas, manakala Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) giat menjalankan kerja-kerja pembersihan laluan yang dipenuhi pasir dan kayu.
Dalam pada itu, Menteri Besar Pahang, Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail bersama Ahli Parlimen Cameron Highlands, Datuk Dr Ramli Mohd Nor, telah turun ke Pos Senderut bagi menyampaikan bantuan kepada penduduk terjejas.
Menerusi hantaran di laman Facebooknya, beliau juga menzahirkan rasa syukur kerana kejadian itu tidak melibatkan kemalangan jiwa.
Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy menasihati penduduk di Pos Senderut supaya sentiasa waspada dengan keadaan cuaca yang tidak menentu yang boleh mengakibatkan kejadian bencana yang tidak diingini.
KUALA LUMPUR: The flood situation in Sabah has worsened, while the number of evacuees housed in relief centres in Sarawak remains unchanged tonight.
In SABAH, the number of flood victims seeking shelter at relief centres has risen to 3,579 people from 1,203 families as of 8 pm, compared to 2,785 people from 907 families at 4 pm.
The Sabah State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) secretariat said in a statement that Tenom was the latest district to be affected, with eight relief centres accommodating 741 people from 276 families.
A permanent evacuation centre and three relief centres in Beaufort are currently sheltering 1,202 people from 391 families, while two centres in Membakut house 737 people from 245 families.
In SARAWAK, the number of flood victims in the northern region remained at 347 people as of 6 pm today.
According to the Sarawak JPBN report, 100 evacuees are still housed at the Dewan Masyarakat Trusan relief centre.
The number of evacuees at SJKC Chung Hwa and SK Lintang relief centres also remained unchanged at 35 and 39 people, respectively, while Dewan Masyarakat Medamit in Limbang continued to shelter 173 evacuees.
KOTA BHARU: Kerajaan Kelantan sudah merujuk kepada peguam untuk meneliti dakwaan bahawa pihaknya menyalahguna duit peruntukan daripada Kerajaan Persekutuan untuk projek tebatan banjir.
Timbalan Menteri Besar, Datuk Dr Mohamed Fadzli Hassan, berkata pihak peguam akan melihat dakwaan itu jika ia ada unsur fitnah yang mencemarkan negeri Kelantan.
Katanya, pihak peguam akan tengok dahulu dan kaji daripada perspektif undang-undang.
"Memang (dakwaan) itu fitnah walaupun tidak sebut Kelantan dan menyebut SG4 (empat kerajaan negeri ditadbir Perikatan Nasional). Namun, tebatan banjir (yang disebut) merujuk kepada Kelantan.
"Justeru, kerajaan negeri akan tengok isu itu untuk ambil tindakan mahkamah," katanya ketika dihubungi, hari ini.
Beliau berkata, Menteri Besar, Datuk Mohd Nassuruddin Daud sudah membuat kenyataan bahawa itu adalah fitnah sebab kontraktor projek tebatan banjir dilantik Kerajaan Persekutuan.
Terdahulu, kerajaan Kelantan menafikan dakwaan pihaknya menyalahguna peruntukan Kerajaan Persekutuan untuk projek tebatan banjir.
Mohd Nassuruddin berkata dakwaan dana projek tebatan banjir daripada Kerajaan Pusat disalah guna kerajaan negeri untuk diberi kepada Ahli Parlimen sehingga projek tidak siap, adalah fitnah serta bohong.
JOHOR BARU: The state and federal governments have agreed to several key projects to ensure water security and enhance flood mitigation in Johor.
Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi said this after a meeting in Putrajaya with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.
"Johor and the federal Government are committed to ensure secure water supply projects and effective flood mitigation efforts for the well-being of Bangsa Johor," Onn Hafiz posted on his Facebook yesterday.
Among the initiatives are RM1.6 billion to build reservoirs along Sungai Johor, Sungai Pontian Besar and Sungai Sedili Besar.
These reservoirs will boost water supply for domestic and industrial users in the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ).
This iniative is part of Johor's push for water self-sufficiency, as the state still gets some of its treated water supply from Singapore under the 1962 Water Agreement.
The new reservoirs are expected to reduce dependency on external sources while supporting growing domestic and industrial demand.
Johor faces recurring floods during heavy monsoon rains, displacing thousands of residents in vulnerable areas like Segamat, Kota Tinggi, and Batu Pahat.
In March 2023, nearly 50,000 people were evacuated from floods in the state, underscoring the need for improved flood mitigation.
Flood mitigation projects have been tabled under the 13th Malaysia Plan (MP13) to cover Segamat, Muar, Tangkak, Batu Pahat, Johor Baru and Kota Tinggi.
"The Johor government will not compromise on ensuring sustainable and resilient development.
"Close cooperation with the federal government will continue to ensure all flood mitigation and water infrastructure projects are completed on schedule and bring maximum benefits to the people," he said.
The initiatives align with Johor's long-term sustainability goals, to ensure reliable water supply while strengthening disaster preparedness in flood-prone areas.
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PETALING JAYA – Hujan lebat dan ribut petir diramal melanda tujuh negeri sehingga pukul 5 petang ini.
Jabatan Meteorologi (MetMalaysia) menerusi kenyataan berkata, Kelantan, Terengganu dan Pahang antara negeri terlibat.
“Turut terkesan adalah Negeri Sembilan (Jempol) dan Johor (Segamat, Mersing dan Kota Tinggi),” kata kenyataan itu.
Sementara itu, Sarawak dan Sabah juga dijangka mengalami cuaca buruk sama.
“Di Sarawak pula kawasan terkesan adalah Kuching (Kuching), Sri Aman, Mukah (Daro dan Matu), Kapit (Song dan Belaga) dan Limbang.
“Di Sabah pula di Pedalaman (Sipitang, Tenom dan Nabawan) dan Tawau (Lahad Datu),” ujar kenyataan sama. – KOSMO! ONLINE