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Pendaki cemas Gunung Kinabalu ‘banjir’
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RANAU: Pendaki Gunung Kinabalu berdepan detik mencemaskan berikutan air mengalir deras dari puncak gunung di sepanjang laluan ketika melakukan pendakian awal pagi ini disebabkan hujan lebat dalam kejadian pagi hari ini.
Menerusi perkongsian di beberapa malim gunung memaklumkan cuaca berubah mendadak sejak awal pagi, menyebabkan laluan menjadi licin dan berair terutama di kawasan berbatu dan berhampiran anak sungai.
Menurut mereka, keadaan seperti ini bukan luar biasa namun tetap berisiko tinggi setiap kali hujan lebat berlaku. “Laluan boleh menjadi sangat licin, malah aliran air yang deras dari puncak boleh mengancam keselamatan pendaki.
“Kami sentiasa ingatkan pendaki supaya berhenti dan berteduh jika keadaan berbahaya. Jangan ambil risiko mendaki sendirian atau tanpa malim gunung,” kata seorang malim gunung yang bertugas.
Pihak Taman-Taman Sabah (TTS) turut mengeluarkan peringatan supaya semua pendaki mematuhi arahan keselamatan serta tidak meneruskan pendakian tanpa pengawasan.
Pendaki juga dinasihatkan membawa pakaian hujan dan kelengkapan asas keselamatan setiap kali mendaki.
Sejak pagi hari ini, tular beberapa video di media sosial memaparkan keadaan mencemaskan termasuk insiden seorang pendaki tergelincir akibat aliran deras, namun tiada kecederaan dilaporkan.
Setakat tengah hari ini, tiada insiden tidak diingini berlaku dan pemantauan masih diteruskan oleh petugas TTS bersama malim gunung bagi memastikan keselamatan pendaki yang berada di laluan.
Gunung Kinabalu yang berketinggian 4,095 meter terus menjadi tumpuan pendaki dari dalam dan luar negara, namun faktor cuaca kekal menjadi elemen penting dalam menentukan kelancaran pendakian.
Heavy downpours on Mt Kinabalu strand dozens, as MetMalaysia issues thunderstorm warnings
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KOTA KINABALU: Dozens of climbers were temporarily stranded, while others had to brave strong torrents of water flowing down Mount Kinabalu following heavy downpours early Thursday (July 10).
Those who had reached the summit earlier were forced to navigate river-like currents during their descent. Meanwhile, climbers who began their ascent later from the Panalaban hut were stopped at the Sayat-Sayat checkpoint as the rain showed no signs of letting up.
According to sources along the mountain trail, many late climbers had to postpone their ascent due to the weather. By around 3.30am, most chose to turn back from Sayat-Sayat when it became clear that the downpour would persist.
Those descending from the summit eventually made it safely to the Laban Rata resthouse by around 6am. Climbers typically begin their ascent to the peak at around 2am.
Viral videos shared online showed several groups of climbers clinging to ropes and moving in single file at about 5am, with rainwater streaming down the trail beneath their feet. Each group was guided from the front and rear by mountain guides to ensure safe footing.
Thunderstorm warnings for various parts of Sabah had been issued as early as 1.50am on Thursday.
A specific alert for areas including Kota Belud, which is adjacent to Kundasang where Mount Kinabalu is located, was posted on the MetMalaysia social media page at 3am.
JKR, Bomba diminta jalankan siasatan terperinci kebakaran pejabat SMAP Kajang - Fadhlina
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PUTRAJAYA: Jabatan Kerja Raya serta Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat telah diminta untuk menjalankan siasatan terperinci kes kebakaran yang berlaku di unit pejabat Sekolah Menengah Agama Persekutuan (SMAP) Kajang, Selangor, awal pagi tadi.
Menteri Pendidikan Fadhlina Sidek berkata ini kerana isu yang membabitkan keselamatan sekolah adalah suatu perkara yang tidak boleh dipandang ringan.
“Kita sangat prihatin soal keselamatan. Kebakaran ini tidak boleh dipandang ringan kerana ia bukan sahaja melibatkan keselamatan, tetapi juga suasana kondusif yang diperlukan untuk anak-anak meneruskan pengajian,” katanya di sini hari ini.
Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas Majlis Penyampaian Hadiah Sastera Perdana Malaysia (HSPM) 2021/2022, yang turut dihadiri Timbalan Menteri Pendidikan Wong Kah Woh, Sasterawan Negara Datuk Dr Anwar Ridhwan yang juga Pengerusi Lembaga Pengelola Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka serta Ketua Pengarah Pendidikan Dr Mohd Azam Ahmad.
Mengulas lanjut, Fadhlina berkata kementerian telah menyalurkan peruntukan awal bagi kerja pembersihan dan pemulihan kawasan terjejas demi memastikan proses pembelajaran pelajar tidak terganggu.
“Kita bersyukur tiada kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan. Semua pentadbir sekolah diingatkan untuk memastikan persekitaran sekolah mereka sentiasa berada dalam keadaan selamat,” katanya.
Media hari ini melaporkan Penolong Pengarah Operasi Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Selangor Ahmad Mukhlis Mokhtar berkata kebakaran di unit pejabat SMAP Kajang itu berlaku pada 1.18 pagi membabitkan kemusnahan hampir 95 peratus.
IPOH - Seramai 37 pegawai dan anggota bomba mengambil masa lebih empat jam untuk memadamkan kebakaran melibatkan sebuah kilang aiskrim di Jalan Kilang 2, Kawasan Perindustrian Jelapang di sini pada Rabu.
Penolong Pengarah Bahagian Operasi Jabatan Bomba dan Penyelamat Malaysia (JBPM) Perak, Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad berkata, panggilan kecemasan berhubung kebakaran kilang seluas 1,486 meter persegi itu diterima pada jam 12 tengah malam.
Menurut beliau, sebanyak lapan jentera dari beberapa Balai Bomba dan Penyelamat (BBP) berhampiran telah digerakkan bagi memadam kebakaran tersebut.
"Setibanya di lokasi, operasi pemadaman dipecahkan kepada tiga bahagian yang mana bahagian belakang kilang melibatkan pasukan dari BBP Ipoh dan Meru Raya manakala bahagian hadapan dikawal anggota BBP Pasir Puteh.
"Operasi ini turut dibantu 46 anggota Pasukan Bomba Sukarela (PBS) dari Pekan Baru, Pasir Pinji, Menglembu dan Bercham yang melakukan pemadaman di bahagian tepi kawasan kilang," katanya di sini pada Khamis.
Sabarodzi berkata, Pasukan Khas Bahan Kimia Berbahaya (Hazmat) turut digerakkan selepas dimaklumkan terdapat dua tangki ammonia dalam kilang tersebut.
"Kerja-kerja pengesanan dilakukan dan terdapat kebocoran sisa gas ammonia daripada peralatan penyejukbekuan di kilang ini. "Situasi terkini masih terkawal dan saluran injap utama dari tangki simpanan ammonia yang berjumlah 800 liter telah berjaya ditutup.
"Pemantauan berkala kadar pencemaran bahan berbahaya tersebut masih dilakukan," katanya.
Jelas beliau, kebakaran tersebut telah memusnahkan kira-kira 80 peratus struktur kilang membabitkan stor penyimpanan aiskrim serta perkakasan pembuatan dan pembungkusan.
"Api berjaya dipadamkan dan pasukan kini melakukan kerja-kerja pemunggaran bagi memadamkan sisa bara kebakaran di bawah runtuhan.
"Siasatan masih diteruskan bagi mengenal pasti punca kebakaran dan jumlah kerugian," katanya.
IPOH: A popular ice cream producer, which has served local folk for four decades, lost all its stock when a huge fire broke out at its factory.
“Our entire cold room warehouse and ice cream stock had been lost to the flames. “It will take us a few months to rebuild what was lost,” Wonderful Creamery said in a Facebook post.
Perak Fire and Rescue Department operations assistant director Sabarodzi Nor Ahmad said the damage to the factory, located at the Jelapang industrial area, was estimated at about 80%.
The fire broke out at about 11.50pm on Wednesday. It was put out by 4.20am. “When our fire engine arrived, we found the fire already engulfing the warehouse used to store ice cream, equipment and packaging.
“We were informed by the factory owner that a diesel tanker and two ammonia tanks in the premises were on fire,” he said in a statement yesterday.
He said that a hazardous materials team conducted a test to check whether there was leakage to the tanks and found none.
“We also ensure all valves and compressors have been fully shut,” he added. Sabarodzi said firemen had detected some ammonia gas leakage from some freezer equipment but the matter had been resolved.
“The valves and compressors were shut off. “We conducted a water curtain exercise to dilute the ammonia gas that has been vaporised.
“The hazardous materials team is closely monitoring the situation to ensure no further pollution,” he added.
He said the operation involved firemen from the Ipoh, Meru Raya, Simpang Pulai and Pasir Puteh stations.
“Once the fire had been controlled, we then continued to ensure there were no more embers from the wreckage,” he added.
According to Wonderful Creamery’s website, it began operating in 1983, producing ice cream in various forms such as sticks, cups, cones, tubs and wafers.
“What the fire couldn’t take away is our spirit, and your support, which means the world to us right now.
“We promise to return, stronger, kinder and even more committed to spreading joy – one ice-cream at a time,” it said in its Facebook post.