PORTAL RASMI
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
SEOUL: Two people have died and five were missing in the South Korean county of Gapyeong today, after a landslide engulfed houses and campsites and flooding swept away vehicles amid heavy rainfall.
This brings the nationwide death toll to 17 with 11 people missing since the rain began on Wednesday, forcing more than 13,000 people to evacuate.
A landslide hit a campsite in Gapyeong, leaving a man in his 40s dead, two family members missing and 24 other people stranded, fire authorities said.
One person was rescued near the campsite by a zip-line across a raging river, according to footage released by fire officials. In another video, a helicopter is seen airlifting a person to safety.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered a swift assessment of the damage and the prompt designation of special disaster zones to increase state support.
The rainfall is likely to stop today and be followed by a heat wave, the government weather forecaster said today.
The heavy rainfall, which had earlier lashed southern parts of South Korea, moved north overnight, it said. - REUTERS
KAHERAH: Gempa bumi berukuran 5.3 magnitud menggegarkan utara dan tengah Iran sekitar 12.30 tengah malam (2137 GMT) pada Sabtu, menurut Pusat Penyelidikan Geosains Jerman (GFZ), lapor Xinhua.
Pusat gempa dengan kedalaman 10 kilometer (km), pada awalnya ditentukan terletak pada latitud 36.72 darjah utara dan longitud 55.10 darjah timur, menurut pusat berkenaan.
Satu lagi gempa bumi berukuran 5.4 magnitud menggegarkan kawasan 31 km ke timur perkampungan Qarnabad di timur laut Iran kira-kira 12.30 tengah malam (2137 GMT), menurut laporan itu.
Pusat gempa dengan kedalaman 10 km, pada awalnya ditentukan terletak pada latitud 36.84 darjah utara dan longitud 54.94 darjah timur, tambahnya.
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HANOI, July 20 — At least 27 people died after a tourist boat capsized in stormy weather in Vietnam's Ha Long Bay on Saturday, state media reported.
The boat, carrying 53 people, tipped over at around 2pm local time (3pm Malaysian time), as Storm Wipha approached the country across the South China Sea. Strong winds, heavy rainfall and lightning were reported in the area.
Most of the tourists were from the capital, Hanoi, local newspaper VnExpress reported. There was no official announcement on the nationality of the tourists as emergency crews kept looking for survivors.
Rescue teams found 11 survivors and recovered 27 bodies, eight of them children, the state-run Vietnam News Agency said, citing local authorities.
Ha Long Bay, about 200 km northeast of Hanoi, attracts tens of thousands of visitors every year. Boat tours are hugely popular.
Storm Wipha, the third typhoon to hit the South China Sea this year, is projected to make landfall along Vietnam's northern coast early next week.
Weather linked to the storm also disrupted air travel. Noi Bai Airport said nine arriving flights were diverted to other airports, and three departing flights were temporarily grounded on Saturday. — Reuters
MANILA, 20 Julai – Sekurang-kurangnya dua individu dilaporkan hilang selepas Taufan Wipha melanda beberapa kawasan di Filipina; menyebabkan banjir besar dan tanah runtuh, menurut pihak berkuasa tempatan.
Rakaman pada Ahad menunjukkan taufan besar itu berlegar di udara sekitar bandar Laoag, dengan angin kencang dan hujan lebat melanda jalan-jalan utama.
Sementara itu, di Quezon City, bandar paling padat di negara itu, kerja-kerja pembaikan sedang giat dijalankan.
Juruelektrik dilihat membaiki kabel elektrik yang berselirat, manakala pekerja majlis bandar raya membersihkan papan iklan tumbang di Katipunan Avenue.
Taufan Wipha yang mencatat kelajuan angin maksimum 100 kilometer sejam telah menjejaskan seramai 96,791 orang, namun tiada kematian dilaporkan setakat ini.
Menurut Pentadbiran Perkhidmatan Atmosfera, Geofizik dan Astronomi Filipina (PAGASA), taufan tersebut telah meninggalkan negara itu pada pukul 10.00 pagi waktu tempatan dan kini bergerak ke arah barat laut menuju tanah besar Asia. -VIORY
JAKARTA: Indonesia akan memulakan operasi pembenihan awan hari ini bagi menangani kebakaran hutan dan tanah yang semakin buruk di Wilayah Riau, menurut pegawai.
Jurucakap Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Nasional (BNPB), Abdul Muhari berkata operasi itu akan dijalankan sekurang-kurangnya selama tujuh hari dan boleh dilanjutkan bergantung kepada keadaan di lapangan.
"Sebuah pesawat Cessna dijadual berlepas dari Lapangan Terbang Pondok Cabe di Wilayah Banten pada Ahad, dan operasi pembenihan awan akan dilakukan pada Isnin menggunakan natrium klorida (NaCl) untuk merangsang hujan di kawasan yang terjejas akibat kebakaran," katanya dalam kenyataan.
Data daripada Agensi Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofizik (BMKG) menunjukkan terdapat 1,208 titik panas di seluruh Sumatera setakat semalam, termasuk 586 di Riau, dan laporan stesen penyiaran tempatan Metro TV menyatakan jerebu yang terhasil telah sampai ke beberapa bahagian di Malaysia.
BNPB turut mengerahkan sebuah helikopter Bell 206 untuk rondaan udara dan memindahkan sebuah helikopter pengebom air Mi-8MSB-T dari Palembang ke Riau.
Pasukan petugas darat turut digerakkan melibatkan pegawai bencana, anggota tentera, polis, pasukan bomba serta sukarelawan.