KUALA LUMPUR: Amaran tsunami telah dikeluarkan ke atas wilayah Iwate selepas gempa bumi kuat berukuran 6.7 magnitud melanda perairan pantai Sanriku di timur laut Jepun sekitar jam 5.03 petang ini (waktu tempatan), lapor Kyodo News.

Menurut Agensi Meteorologi Jepun (JMA), gempa bumi pada kedalaman kira-kira 10 kilometer (km) itu mencatat intensiti seismos empat pada skala tujuh mata Jepun di beberapa bahagian wilayah berkenaan.

Kyodo News turut melaporkan sebahagian perkhidmatan kereta api laju Tohoku Shinkansen terpaksa dihentikan akibat gangguan bekalan elektrik selepas gempa bumi itu.

Pihak berkuasa Jepun masih memantau keadaan berkenaan.

MELAKA, Nov 9 — The Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters’ Society (MARTS) has urged all amateur radio operators in Malaysia to refrain from using the 7.095 MHz frequency, which is currently being used by the Philippine Amateur Radio Association (PARA) for emergency communications following the threat of Typhoon Fung-wong in the country.

MARTS deputy president Zanirul Akhmal Zanirun said the move was taken after the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 3 issued an official notice requesting the cooperation of all amateur radio stations in the region to keep the frequency clear to allow emergency traffic to operate without disruption.

“According to reports, the Philippine National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has activated amateur and civic radio groups in each region to assist government emergency communications, particularly in areas cut off due to the typhoon.

“Therefore, amateur radio operators in Malaysia are urged to give full cooperation by refraining from any activity on the frequency and giving full priority to PARA,” he said in a statement here today.

He said amateur radio serves as a lifeline during crises, and every small contribution from the amateur radio community can have a significant impact on rescue operations. — Bernama

MANILA – Hampir satu juta orang dipindahkan, manakala paras banjir meningkat di Filipina hari ini menjelang ketibaan Taufan Fung-wong atau lebih dikenali sebagai Taufan Uwan oleh penduduk tempatan.

Uwan yang memiliki saiz sebesar negara Filipina mencapai status taufan super hari ini dan dijangka menghentam Filipina lewat malam ini atau pagi esok.

Pulau Catanduanes yang pertama akan dibadai Taufan Uwan telah pun dilanda angin kencang dan hujan lebat pagi semalam.

Taufan itu datang hanya beberapa hari selepas satu lagi ribut kuat menghentam Filipina. Uwan bergerak ke arah barat dengan kelajuan angin 185 kilometer sejam.

“Ombak mula menderu sekitar pukul 7 pagi (semalam). Apabila ombak melanda tembok laut, rasanya seperti tanah bergegar.

“Hujan lebat mencurah-curah dan saya boleh mendengar angin menderu kuat,” kata penduduk bandar Virac di Catanduanes, Edson Casarino, 33, kepada AFP.

Semalam juga menyaksikan penduduk pulau itu mengikat rumah mereka dan meletakkan pemberat di atas bumbung.

Di Sorsogon, sebuah bandar di selatan Luzon iaitu pulau terbesar Filipina, beberapa orang mencari perlindungan di gereja.

“Saya berada di sini kerana ombak berhampiran rumah saya kini besar. Saya tinggal berhampiran pantai, dan angin di sana sangat kuat,” kata Maxine Dugan kepada AFP petang  semalam.

Di wilayah pesisir Aurora, di mana Uwan dijangka melanda lewat hari ini atau awal pagi esok, anggota-anggota  penyelamat pergi dari pintu ke pintu untuk menasihati penduduk supaya berpindah ke tempat lebih tinggi.

Uwan dijangka membawa taburan hujan lebih 200 milimeter yang boleh menyebabkan banjir meluas, kata ahli meteorologi kerajaan, Benison Estareja kepada pemberita semalam.

Hanya beberapa hari sebelum itu, Taufan Kalmaegi membawa banjir besar ke bandar-bandar di wilayah Cebu, menghanyutkan banyak  kereta, rumah setinggan di tepi sungai dan kontena.

Taufan paling dahsyat pada 2025 itu membunuh sekurang-kurangnya 204 orang dengan  menyebabkan 109 yang lain hilang, demikian menurut angka kerajaan.

Sekurang-kurangnya lima lagi terbunuh apabila Kalmaegi melanda Vietnam kelmarin. – AFP 

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today handed over a contribution to Melvin Funk, whose home was affected by a landslide in Kampung Duvanson, Putatan, Sabah, yesterday.

The initial cash assistance was handed over by the Prime Minister’s political secretary, Datuk Ahmad Farhan Fauzi, when he visited the family.

“Tuan Awang Husaini (Sahari), who is also a local community leader, and I visited the site with the Sabah Implementation Coordination Unit (ICU) to assess the immediate actions needed. I also delivered the Prime Minister’s cash aid as initial assistance.

“Thankfully, no lives were lost, but the impact on this family is profound,” Ahmad Farhan said in a Facebook post today, which was also shared by Anwar.

Ahmad Farhan said the house, painstakingly built with the family’s savings accumulated over many years, was destroyed in an instant when the landslide struck around 10 pm.

He said that at the time of the incident, all four family members were inside the house and managed to escape after feeling the tremor and hearing a loud crash from the rear of the property.

“May this family remain resilient and be granted the strength to face this trial,” he added. — Bernama

Ahmad Farhan said the house, painstakingly built with the family’s savings accumulated over many years, was destroyed in an instant when the landslide struck around 10 pm.

He said that at the time of the incident, all four family members were inside the house and managed to escape after feeling the tremor and hearing a loud crash from the rear of the property.

"May this family remain resilient and be granted the strength to face this trial,” he added.