PORTAL RASMI
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI
AGENSI PENGURUSAN BENCANA NEGARA
ISLAMABAD – Monsoon rains in Pakistan have been linked to more than 110 deaths including dozens of children since they arrived in late June, according to government figures released Monday.
In its latest report, the disaster agency said 111 people including 53 children have been killed, with the highest number of deaths in the most populous province of Punjab.
Meanwhile, the national meteorological service has issued a warning for further heavy rainfall in the northern and eastern regions of the country, with the potential for urban flooding, landslides, and infrastructure damage due to strong winds.
Monsoon season brings South Asia 70 to 80 percent of its annual rainfall, arriving in early June in India and late June in Pakistan, and lasting through until September.
The annual rains are vital for agriculture and food security, and the livelihoods of millions of farmers.
But it brings with it flooding, landslides and causes buildings to collapse.
South Asia is getting hotter and in recent years has seen shifting weather patterns, but scientists are unclear on how exactly a warming planet is affecting the highly complex monsoon.
Pakistan is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change, and its 240 million residents are facing extreme weather events with increasing frequency.
In 2022, unprecedented monsoon floods submerged a third of Pakistan and killed 1,700 people, with some areas yet to recover from the damage.
In May, at least 32 people were killed in severe storms, including strong hailstorms. – AFP
JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers on Monday scaled down a search for 17 people still missing after a ferry sank near the island of Bali earlier this month, an official said.
The ferry, KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya, was carrying 65 people when it sank almost 30 minutes after leaving East Java province's Banyuwangi port to Bali on July 3.
As of Monday afternoon, 18 people were confirmed dead with 30 survivors, Ribut Eko Suyatno, an official at Indonesia's search and rescue agency, told Reuters.
All passengers were Indonesian except for one Malaysian who was among the fatalities, local media reported.
Jakarta: Sekurang-kurangnya tujuh hektar tanah musnah dalam kejadian kebakaran hutan di Pulau Sumatera, Indonesia hujung minggu lalu, dengan insiden dilaporkan di wilayah Sumatera Barat dan Aceh, menurut agensi bencana negara pada Isnin.
Menurut Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Tempatan (BPBD), satu kebakaran berlaku di daerah Lima Puluh Kota, Sumatera Barat pada Ahad di Jorong Sarasah Tanggo, Nagari Sarilamak, kecamatan Harau, membakar kira-kira empat hektar tanah.
"Pasukan darat telah dikerahkan dan berjaya memadamkan kebakaran. Punca kejadian masih dalam siasatan," kata jurucakap Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (BNPB) Abdul Muhari dalam satu kenyataan.
Satu lagi kebakaran berasingan, dipercayai berpunca daripada cuaca ekstrem, berlaku di Jorong Bansa, Nagari Gaung, kecamatan Kubung, daerah Solok, yang memusnahkan kira-kira satu hektar kawasan lain dalam wilayah tersebut.
ANKARA, 14 Julai: Gempa bumi berukuran 6.7 magnitud melanda wilayah Kepulauan Tanimbar di Indonesia pada Isnin, lapor Anadolu Ajansi (AA), memetik Pusat Penyelidikan Geosains Jerman (GEOFON) dan Kajian Geologi Amerika Syarikat (USGS).
GEOFON pada awalnya merekodkan gegaran itu pada magnitud 7.
Pusat gempa terletak kira-kira 167 kilometer dari bandar Tual di wilayah Maluku, pada kedalaman 65.7 kilometer.
Setakat ini, tiada laporan segera mengenai kematian atau kerosakan infrastruktur. -TVS
KOTA KINABALU: The federal government, through the Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry, is stepping up efforts to improve public health infrastructure and flood resilience in Sabah.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said the Putatan Phase 1 Centralised Sewerage Scheme, valued at RM134.4 million, is currently 69.85 per cent complete as of last month.
"Launched in December 2020, the project aims to upgrade sewage infrastructure in the rapidly urbanising Putatan district. "It is slated for completion by March 3, 2026," he said after visiting the project near here.
The scope of the project includes a new sewage treatment plant with a 50,000 population equivalent (PE) capacity and 9.9km of new sewage pipeline network, the rationalisation of three existing small-scale sewage treatment plants, and the construction of a 60m pipe bridge.
Fadillah, who is energy transition and water transformation minister, said one of the major challenges in implementation has been the discovery of large boulders underground, which delayed pipe-laying works.
"The contractor has increased the number of pipe jacking teams to three as of June 2025, allowing simultaneous work at project sites.
"The project is expected to significantly enhance public sanitation, improve environmental sustainability, and support long-term development in the Putatan area."
Meanwhile, the Sungai Damai Flood Mitigation Project (RTB) in Basin 8 is some 54 per cent completed.
This RM48 million project is part of the federal government Development Expenditure channeled to Sabah through the ministry.
It began in September 2023 and is targeted for completion by July 2026.
The project includes upgrading drainage systems, constructing a pumping station, building culverts and flood control gates.
These interventions are expected to protect around 17,500 residents in the surrounding areas from recurrent flooding.
This year, the ministry has approved development expenditure of RM153.3 million under the 12th Malaysia Plan (Rolling Plan 5) for 27 projects under the Drainage and Irrigation Department.
These projects cover flood mitigation, coastal erosion control, river mouth rehabilitation, riverbank stabilisation, and mechanical and electrical works.