PUTRAJAYA: Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Negara (NADMA) selaku urus setia kepada Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Pusat (JPBP) diminta agar terus memantau tahap kesiapsiagaan semua agensi terbabit di semua peringkat untuk menghadapi bencana, kata Timbalan Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

Merujuk kepada situasi banjir di Sabah dan Sarawak ketika ini, beliau menyatakan rasa puas hati dengan koordinasi baik oleh Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Daerah (JPBD) dan Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Negeri (JPBN) di negeri yang dilanda banjir.

"Dengan persediaan dan koordinasi awal, kerajaan telah menyediakan peruntukan awal kepada semua negeri dan agensi tindak balas bagi tujuan pengoperasian semasa Monsun Timur Laut 2024/2025, selain penyelarasan yang baik dan teratur dapat dibuat dan disusun oleh JPBD dan JPBN.

"Ini termasuklah memastikan pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) dilengkapi dengan kemudahan asas yang mencukupi untuk kegunaan mangsa banjir," katanya menerusi kenyataan semalam.

Ahmad Zahid yang juga pengerusi JPBP turut memohon supaya proses pendaftaran dan pengesahan mangsa dipermudah serta disegerakan bagi mengelakkan kelewatan pembayaran Bantuan Wang Ihsan (BWI).

Untuk rekod, kerajaan Persekutuan akan mengagihkan bantuan ihsan RM1,000 kepada ketua isi rumah (KIR) yang terkesan banjir dan berpindah ke PPS, mengikut syarat ditentukan NADMA.

Orang ramai diingatkan untuk sentiasa menitikberatkan aspek keselamatan termasuk menyediakan beg kecemasan, segera berpindah ke PPS yang disediakan apabila diarahkan, pergi ke tempat tinggi dan selamat serta jangan membiarkan kanak-kanak bermain air di kawasan banjir. – BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR: Setakat jam 8 malam tadi, jumlah mangsa banjir di Sabah menurun dan beberapa pusat pemindahan sementara (PPS) ditutup.

Berbanding 1,702 petang semalam, jumlah mangsa banjir berkurang kepada 1,485 orang malam tadi.

Sekretariat Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Negeri Sabah memaklumkan, daerah Beluran pulih sepenuhnya dan semua PPS ditutup 6 petang semalam menjadikan hanya sembilan PPS dibuka di empat daerah di negeri itu.

Menurut satu kenyataan yang dikeluarkan, Pitas kekal mencatatkan jumlah mangsa tertinggi iaitu 819 mangsa, diikuti Lahad Datu (520), Beaufort (110) dan Paitan (36).

Trend pemindahan mangsa di daerah Lahad Datu menunjukkan peningkatan manakala daerah-daerah lain kekal tidak berubah.

The collection of data on properties damaged by floods in Sarawak will begin today, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said yesterday.

He instructed residents’ offices in the seven affected divisions to submit reports detailing the damage.

“This is crucial to assess the losses suffered by flood victims,” he said after visiting the temporary relief centre at Ranchan Multipurpose Hall.

“We do not have an estimate of the damage, so we will start collecting data tomorrow (today),” said Uggah, who also chairs the Sarawak Disaster Management Committee.

The reports will cover damage to both public and private properties, and the state and federal governments have allocated funds to assist victims.

At the Balai Ringin temporary relief centre, Uggah said 63 relief centres had been set up across the seven divisions, accommodating 12,692 flood victims from 3,696 families up to Friday night.

“We received reports that conditions at the centres are improving, with victims provided food, blankets, pillows and other essentials.

“The Welfare Department also reported that two elderly flood victims fell ill and have received medical treatment.”

He added that the Welfare Department would transport essential supplies to Kampung Merakai, which has been cut off by the floods.

“We are monitoring the situation to ensure food and essentials reach affected villages. If water levels continue to rise, residents will need to evacuate.”

As the state Infrastructure and Port Development minister, Uggah has instructed the Public Works Department to repair 20 damaged sections of the Pan Borneo Highway between Serian and Balai Ringin.

Meanwhile, two relief centres in Bau have been closed as flood victims returned to their villages.

“I am pleased to see water levels receding in most areas, and I hope there will be no further heavy rain,” he said.

MIRI: Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg has announced an additional allocation of RM10 million for the State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) to aid in the ongoing flood relief efforts in the state.

With this allocation, he said JPBN would be able to distribute aid to all affected areas.

“There is already an allocation for JPBN, but I am adding another RM10 million so they can assist all affected areas,” he said on Friday after visiting the Malaysian Red Crescent temporary relief centre, which is sheltering residents of Kampung Lereng Bukit who were displaced by a landslide three days ago.

He said the floods in Sarawak were not due to drainage issues, but the impact of climate change.

“The floods are caused by an extraordinary rainfall over the past few days, followed by continuous rain, which coincided with the high tide phenomenon.”

He also said the flooding in Bintulu was the worst in 30 years and drew parallels between the floods in Sarawak and the wildfires in California, attributing both disasters to climate change.

According to the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), Sarawak remains the hardest-hit state, with 13,302 victims from 3,906 families seeking shelter in 71 centres across 17 affected districts up to 4pm yesterday.

Bintulu recorded the highest number of evacuees at 4,811, with a slight decrease in the figure.

Other affected districts include Serian (2,597, increasing), Selangau (1,056, stable), Asajaya (860, decreasing) and Tatau (727, stable).

Areas like Siburan (623, stable), Miri (526, stable) and Subis (505, increasing) have seen a mix of increasing and stable numbers, while some districts like Sebuyau (429, increasing) and Simunjan (180, increasing) reported rises in displaced families.

Sabah, meanwhile, recorded 1,702 victims from 563 families, with 14 centres operating across five districts. This includes Pitas (806 evacuees, stable)

Other affected districts include Lahad Datu (514, stable), Paitan (215, increasing) and Beaufort (110, stable).

Paitan and Lahad Datu have seen a rise in the number of evacuees, while other districts like Beluran and Kota Marudu have experienced minimal changes

The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) said a monsoon surge was expected from Tuesday to Friday, potentially bringing heavy and continuous rainfall to Sabah and Sarawak.

In a statement, it said analysis of the latest weather forecasting models indicated that the surge could lead to adverse weather conditions in the affected areas.

In response, MetMalaysia has issued a strong wind and rough sea warning for South China Sea waters, which will be in effect during the same period.