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IPOH: A disaster management simulation will be held at Kledang Saiong Forest Eco Park on Oct 30.
Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the exercise aims to improve preparedness, coordination and cooperation among relevant agencies during rescue operations.
“The exercise involves 12 government agencies engaged in disaster management and actions at state level,” he said on Tuesday (Oct 21).
“During the exercise, there will be heavy deployment of personnel and assets in the surrounding area,” he said.
“To ensure the exercise runs smoothly, the area will be closed to the public,” he added.
ACP Abang Zainal Abidin said the public is advised to cooperate and avoid unverified speculation during the exercise to prevent confusion.
“The public should not be worried about any incidents during the exercise, as it is a simulation,” he said.
He said the simulation will run from 8am to 5pm.
JAKARTA, Oct 16 — A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck the eastern Indonesian province of Papua on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning and no immediate reports of damage.
The epicentre of the quake, which struck around 2:48 pm local time (0548 GMT), was about 200 kilometres from the city of Jayapura, at a depth of 35 kilometres, the USGS said.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said there was no threat of a tsunami from the quake.
Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded the quake with a magnitude of 6.4 at a depth of 16 kilometres.
The agency’s earthquake and tsunami director Daryono, who goes by one name, said in a statement no aftershocks had yet been recorded.
Indonesia, a vast archipelagic nation, experiences frequent earthquakes due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.
The arc of intense seismic activity, where tectonic plates collide, stretches from Japan through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin.
Indonesia’s Papua is on the western half of the large Pacific island it shares with Papua New Guinea. — AFP
AN earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck Papua province in Indonesia on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 70 km (43.5 miles), USGS said. The epicenter of the quake was about 200 km from the city of Abepura, which has a population of over 62,000, according to USGS. There was no tsunami warning after the quake, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. - Reuters
MANILA: Gempa bumi berukuran 6.1 menggegarkan Mindanao, Filipina, hari ini, menurut Pusat Penyelidikan Geosains Jerman (GFZ).
Seminggu lalu, dua gempa bumi kuat di luar pesisir selatan Filipina mengorbankan sekurang-kurangnya tujuh orang, manakala beberapa bandar berhampiran pusat gempa mengalami kerosakan struktur dan pihak berkuasa mengeluarkan amaran mengenai gegaran susulan yang kuat.
Gempa pertama berukuran 7.4 berlaku di perairan berhampiran bandar Manay, wilayah Davao Oriental, mencetuskan amaran tsunami bagi kawasan pantai dalam lingkungan 300 kilometer (km) dari pusat gempa, namun amaran itu kemudian ditarik balik bagi Filipina dan Indonesia.
Gempa kedua berukuran magnitud 6.8 melanda kawasan sama tujuh jam kemudian, sekali lagi mencetuskan amaran tsunami baharu, dengan agensi seismologi negara itu, Phivolcs, memberi amaran mengenai kemungkinan ombak melebihi satu meter daripada paras pasang surut biasa. - REUTERS
MUKAH, 16 Okt: Musim tengkujuh yang melanda antara bulan Oktober hingga Februari memberi tekanan kepada nelayan pesisir pantai di Batang Lassa, yang bergantung sepenuhnya kepada hasil laut untuk menyara keluarga.
Keadaan laut yang bergelora dan cuaca tidak menentu menyebabkan ramai nelayan tidak dapat turun ke laut, sekali gus menjejaskan pendapatan harian mereka.
Salah seorang nelayan, Raimi Razali, 42, berkata pendapatan mereka lazimnya merosot setiap kali musim tengkujuh melanda disebabkan keadaan laut yang bergelora dan hujan berterusan.
“Jika cuaca buruk berpanjangan, kami terpaksa mencari jalan lain untuk menampung keperluan harian,” katanya ketika ditemui TVS di sini, hari ini.
Menurutnya, lebih 50 nelayan aktif di kawasan Batang Lassa dan Muara Lassa kini terpaksa mencari alternatif seperti bertani, membaiki jaring atau mengambil upah kerja darat demi kelangsungan hidup.
Namun, cabaran kini semakin besar apabila cuaca sering berubah, pagi cerah tetapi menjelang petang hujan lebat dan angin kencang melanda.
“Justeru kerana itu tidak kurang antara kami terpaksa melakukan kerja sambilan seperti membaiki jaring, bertani atau membantu kerja-kerja lain di darat,” jelasnya.
Beliau yang juga Ahli Lembaga Pengarah Persatuan Nelayan Kawasan (PNK) Matu/Daro serta Perwakilan ke PANESA dan NEKMAT berkata, pihaknya sentiasa menasihatkan para nelayan supaya mengutamakan keselamatan dan mematuhi setiap amaran cuaca yang dikeluarkan oleh pihak berkuasa.