2010年11月14日星期日

吉水位再降‧更多灾民回家咯!

吉水位再降‧更多灾民回家咯!

昨早水位进一步退下,更多吉打灾民获允许重返家园。

国家安全理事会的发言人表示,相比前日(11月11日)下午的5千103名灾民,截至昨天(11月12日),只有2千170名灾民仍逗留在疏散中心。

在哥打士打,共有来自174个家庭的486名灾民,而古邦巴素的灾民人数则是来自486个家庭的1千684人。

目前吉打州共有11个水灾疏散中心仍在开放,其中古邦巴素7个和哥打士打4个。

较早前,州內共有约4万灾民在上个星期水位涨高时被疏散。

星洲日报/大北马‧2010.11.12
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2010年11月7日星期日

多区水仍未退‧亚罗士打灾情恶化!

多区水仍未退‧亚罗士打灾情恶化!

水灾第五天,吉州首府亚罗士打灾情恶化,市区多个沿河一带住宅区、道路淹水。

虽然古邦巴素及巴东得腊县多个地区灾情减缓,水位消退及主要道路已获通车,但是哥打士打县多个地区仍未见改善,包括亚罗士打市区多处泛滥成灾。

官邸州政府大厦前路淹水

亚罗士打至甲拋峇底道路为例,灾情一直往南蔓延,从安南武吉、班底柔佛、孟达仑、亚罗美手、滂滂,连吉大臣官邸、及达鲁阿曼州政府大厦前道路都淹水。

由於驾驶者为避开淹水的公路,导致多个道路塞车及交通大乱,受影响地区包括太子路及二条路、三条路;苏丹娜路、丹邦巴达路、达鲁阿曼大道(体育场前路段)。

米都往北方向交通仍中断

此外,据吉州水灾行动室指出,亚罗士打往北方向的交通仍然中断,许多地区也只能允许重型车辆通行,以避免发生车辆拋锚等意外。

南北大道洪水虽有消退,但多处路段仍关闭,亚罗士打仍无法北上;以及亚罗士打至加央公路也有多个道路淹水中间,例如新港只能让重型车辆通行。

星洲日报/大北马‧2010.11.05
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2010年11月6日星期六

Floods hit more areas in Kedah

Floods hit more areas in Kedah

Several new areas in Kedah have been hit by floods, including Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak’s home at Jalan Sultanah here.

Azizan, who lives in the house with his wife Tok Puah Faekah Sheikh Hamzah and son Mohamad Azizan, 28, moved out from the house at about 11am yesterday after it was submerged in one metre of water.

Also flooded was the compound of the state police contingent at Jalan Stadium.

The number of evacuees in the state has increased to 40,212 as Taman Uda, Lorong Bayu, Taman PKNK and Taman Rakyat in Kota Setar were also hit by floods.

Azizan, when met after chairing a meeting with federal and state government agencies, said 140 relief centres had been opened in Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena and Padang Terap.

A National Security Council operations room spokesman said 100 evacuation centres were still open.

Meanwhile, the Langkawi Recreation Club and nine other non-governmental organisations have launched a flood relief fund for the state.

Club president Datuk Mansor Ismail said they hoped to collect as much as possible during the one-month fund-raising period until Dec 5, to be channelled to the flood victims.

In Kangar, the floods eased slightly yesterday morning, with 1,375 of 15,159 evacuees allowed to return home and 11 of the 55 evacuation centres closed.

But state Drainage and Irrigation Department director Nishad Mohamed Shaffy has warned about the possibility of a second wave of flooding.

He said if there was heavy rainfall in the next few days, the department might be forced to re-open the six floodgates at the Timah Tasoh dam.

The water level in Kangar had subsided significantly but several roads were still impassable to light vehicles.

-News courtesy of The Star-

2010年11月5日星期五

More evacuated in Kedah and Perlis

Floods: More evacuated in Kedah and Perlis

The number of flood evacuees in Kedah hit more than 28,000 Thursday morning, up 1,000 from Wednesday figure, after the flood situation worsened in four districts.

Kubang Pasu, Kota Setar, Pokok Sena and Pendang recorded a higher number of people forced to leave their homes although the situation in Padang Terap has improved.

Kubang Pasu had the highest number of evacuees at 15,637, followed by Padang Terap (3,219), Kota Setar (1,788), Pokok Sena (1,259) and Pendang (158), among other areas.

A spokesman at the operations centre here said 104 relief shelters were opened, including 46 in Kubang Pasu and 35 in Padang Terap.

However, 774 people in the Padang Terap area have been allowed to go home after the situation improved.

The flood in Kota Setar has worsened and the water level rose although the rain had stopped.

Over in Kangar, the number of flood victims has hit 13,723. An operations room spokesman said the number of evacuees had increased from the 11,000 as of Wednesday night.

Most of those evacuated are from the state capital while the situation in the northern part of the state is improving.

-News courtesy of Bernama-

2010年11月4日星期四

关卡仍冷清‧商店恢復营业‧樟仑水位全退

关卡仍冷清‧商店恢復营业‧樟仑水位全退

首当其衝受水灾衝击的吉北樟仑水位已全退,商家陆续返回商店进行清洗工作,更有数家商店已恢復营业。

管樟仑前往黑木山马泰关卡的道路已可通行,但由於泰南合艾和亚罗士打尚发生水灾,因此进入马泰关卡的车辆很少,关卡冷清。

进摩多东主江先生(樟仑新街场店主)说,樟仑区的水位在週二下午3时开始降退,约4、5时水全面已退。水位一退,居民及店主忙於进行清洗工作,多数店主週三开始重新营业。

他说,虽然这次的水灾来得快,惟水灾发生在下午,让居民及商家有所警惕,都来得及搬移贵重物品及物品,仅剩下巨大家具无法搬移。

他说,他在这次的水灾损失约7千令吉,很多家具都被水浸坏了。

星洲日报/大北马‧2010.11.03
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水灾击坏蓄水池水泵‧吉打3县制水4天

水灾击坏蓄水池水泵‧吉打3县制水4天

水灾恶化击坏蓄水池的汲水泵及滤水单位,吉打3县自昨晚(3日)起开始制水,预计至少4天才有望恢復正常!

吉玻水灾恶化程度升级,导致吉打州內3个县即哥打士打、波各先那及本同一部份地区,自昨晚起陆续开始制水。

达鲁拉曼水供公司发出文告说,制水原因是因为武吉檳榔的第一、二、三及四区蓄水池的汲水泵及滤水单位被过高的水位击坏。据该公司服务人员受询时说,初步预计4天后才能恢復水供。

哥打士打最“困苦”

该公司因制水引起的不变向公眾道歉,任何投诉或询问可联络达鲁拉曼公司,热线电话:1-300-88-0017。

目前水灾告急的趋势,从水位有渐渐下退的巴东得腊、樟崙一带,往下移至古邦巴素及哥打士打县。

哥打士打县处於最“困苦”状態,安南武吉河水位高涨溢出的后果,导致大水逐步淹没甲拋峇底、安南武吉、武吉檳榔、勿丹甘榜、滂滂路、甘朮路衔接至丹邦巴达路、太子路之外,该县居民也面对制水之苦,处在“內忧外患”窘境中。

居民来不及储水

据瞭解,哥打士打区制水除了使到一般住宅区、办事处、商业区面对诸多不便,尤其有关制水讯息皆在10时多才通过市民之间传送的手机短讯流传,官方没有给予任何制水预报,使到大部份居民都来不及储水。

制水情况突然在昨晚9时多开始出现水压低现象,然后一些用户在昨晚或今早陆续面对“滴水不漏”的制水问题。

新民独中烹飪赛延后制水和水灾双重问题,也使到一些学校或社团活动受影响,亚罗士打新民独中原定在今日(4日)中午12时在校內举办烹飪比赛,但却因为上述问题影响而暂时宣佈將活动展延至明天(5日)。

星洲日报/大北马‧2010.11.03
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通往甲拋峇底和武吉丁宜分叉路‧35.8公里路段关闭

通往甲拋峇底和武吉丁宜分叉路‧35.8公里路段关闭

南北大道通往甲拋峇底和武吉丁宜分叉路附近(出口180),即约35.8公里处一带的北上和南下方向路段,昨日(3日)早上淹水,大道公司关闭了相关路段,而大道附近地势较低的村子民宅也被水淹了。

该地段附近淹水的村子包括甘榜希黎和武吉檳榔村,其中一些地势较低的房子甚至被淹至成人及腰的高度。

甘榜希黎的其中一位居民加利透露,相比2005年的水灾只淹至约6寸高,今年截至中午已淹至及膝的高度,显得严重。

2女性乐龄人等救援

居民透露,武吉檳榔村內也发生2名分別年约50岁和80岁、行动不便的女性乐龄人士(其中一位中风,另一位得靠拐杖行动)被困在双层房子的楼上,截至中午12时仍在等待救援队到来。

其中一位被困者的女儿珠来娜说,他们在上午约7时拨电至999向消防局求助,然而被告知该队目前在其他较严重的灾区救助,船只不够,无法调动,將在稍后方能前往救援。

武吉檳榔村居民阿娜表示,前天下午2时其住家外已开始淹水,不过当时没想到水会淹进屋內,直到午夜约12时,水淹至床边时,才从睡梦中惊醒。

部份的居民暂时迁移到邻近的学校,如武吉丁宜学校和甲拋峇底学校,然而,仍有一些居民继续守著家园,表示再看灾情如何后,才决定是否要迁出家园。

米都龙呀和加央分岔路设路障

大道公司於昨日在离水患地区一段距离的入口处,即亚罗士打、龙呀和加央分岔路(出口178)另侧,设立路障,关闭有关北上的通道。

此外,南北大道公司发表文告,截至昨天下午4时30分,甲拋峇底和日得拉之间的35.8、34.8和32.6公里处来回2个方向的大道仍关闭。

Plusline大道公司行政官员尼詹表示,由於南北大道32.7公里至35.8公里处(即日得拉和乌丹甘榜之间)有些地方淹水而需关闭,因此目前亚罗士打北部过路站的出口是驾驶者通往北部的最后一个出口处,另外该过路站和亚罗士打南部过路站通往南部的道路则不受影响。

副校长否认吉华H校淹水关闭

吉华H校淹水关闭?副校长杨淑慧受访时否认有关传言,表示其实是一些家长本身的家里淹水,所以前来学校带孩子,而不是学校淹水。

星洲日报/大北马‧2010.11.03
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Kangar still under water

Kangar still under water

Almost the entire town remains submerged with the number of evacuees continuing to rise.

Despite the rainfall having eased since Tuesday, the situation is still unmanageable with 90% of the state capital inundated.

A spokesman with the Perlis National Security Council said the state Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID) had no choice but to open up the six flood gates at the Timah Tasoh dam to release water and prevent its walls from collapsing.

He said there were now over 8,000 evacuees at 42 relief centres throughout the state. There were 26 such centres in Kangar, nine in Arau and seven in Padang Besar.

A total of 1,909 families had already sought refuge at these centres.

The official said all roads leading to Kangar and main roads in the state had been closed as a precautionary and safety measure.

Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Md Isa Sabu said the situation in Padang Besar had improved, but not in Kangar and Arau.

State DID director Nishad Mohamed Shaffy said the water level at the dam had dropped from 30.49m to 30m but was still above the danger level of 29.6m.

“It is drizzling in Padang Besar and Wang Kelian, but if it starts to rain moderately then the water level at the dam will rise again,” he said.

At the Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) in Arau, some 8,000 students are expected to be in for more hardship if the floods do not ease.

The university management had to ration the current food supply to ensure there was enough stock to last for the next two days.

Over 700 teacher trainees at the Perlis Tea­chers’ Training College were stranded in their quarters’ as the water level rose to chest level.

-News courtesy of The Star-

Inundated Alor Setar airport remains closed

Inundated Alor Setar airport remains closed

The Sultan Abdul Halim Air­­­­port in Alor Setar remains closed because the runways are flooded, and for now, only helicopter services are available in Kedah.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said all flights were cancelled from yesterday as the airport was in 20cm of water.

“The airport will remain closed until further notice,’’ said Kong at a press conference after sending off United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at Subang Airport here yesterday.

Kong said that only helicopter services were available in Kedah.

He also said that there were no plans to re-route the Alor Setar-bound flights to Langkawi and Penang for now.

“However, those affected, can opt to take flights from or to the nearest airports.

MAS managing director Datuk Tengku Azmil Zahruddin Raja Abdul Aziz said affected passengers had the option to reschedule flights or make arrangements to fly from either Penang or Langkawi.

“They can also opt for ground or sea transportation,’’ he said.

On the affected pilgrims scheduled to perform the haj in Mecca, Azmil said they would make arrangements with Tabung Haji to re­­schedule the flights.

-News courtesy of The Star-

2010年11月3日星期三

苏丹阿都哈林机场关闭

苏丹阿都哈林机场关闭

吉北水位情况如预测般自高处往下流之后,大水已来到甲拋峇底、安南武吉、武吉檳榔、勿丹甘榜一带主要公路,开始伸延进入哥打士打县,该县2152灾民已被疏散。

水灾告急的趋势,从水位有渐渐下退跡象的巴东得腊、樟崙一带,往下移至古邦巴素及哥打士打县。市面上也盛传武吉檳榔蓄水池或因此操作受影响,导致吉北多区制水的短讯流传,而区內住户確实已感受到水压低情况出现。

甲拋峇底的苏丹阿都哈林机场因跑道淹水,因此已宣佈关闭机场及取消所有从星期二至星期三下午,来往亚罗士打及吉隆坡的所有班机。

星洲日报/大北马‧2010.11.02
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5年一劫‧吉玻重演大水灾

5年一劫‧吉玻重演大水灾

2005年12月,连续3天下雨导致吉北区及玻璃市严重水灾,多个地势较低的地区变成“水城”;5年后2010年的11月,同样连续下了3天雨,吉北区和玻璃市又面对歷史重演!

5年前后的水灾,事发日期接近,皆发生在年尾;事发前泰南包括合艾皆发生大水灾,甚至流传泰国水坝放水的传言;导致多个地势较低的地区在5年前后皆同样遭殃,甚至南北大道部份路段都不能通车。

种种的共同点,究竟当中是因为自然现象的纯属巧合,或是当中也涉及人为因素?

两次水灾共同点

1、灾情严重性—玻璃市、日得拉和樟仑市镇皆变成“水城”,水淹过车顶和民宅2、南北大道皆关路:亚罗士打北区笼呀路入口直至黑木山关卡(全程超过44公里路段)樟仑区约10公里处至达鲁阿曼市镇约32公里处(截至昨日下午1时45分)(全程约 22公里)3、水灾发生前连续3天下雨4、河水上涨5、传言泰国水坝放水(今年传言泰国有6个水坝放水)

星洲日报/大北马‧2010.11.02
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