Empat kanak-kanak mati lemas ketika memancing

QUEBEC: Empat kanak-kanak maut dalam sebuah kejadian air pasang yang berlaku di sebuah pantai di Quebec pada Sabtu.

Memetik CNN, sekumpulan sebelas orang sedang memancing ikan caplin, dengan berjalan kaki di sepanjang tepi sungai apabila mereka dibawa air pasang.

Jurucakap polis wilayah Quebec memberitahu pihak polis menerima panggilan kecemasan pada jam 2 pagi semalam bergegas ke Portneuf-sur-Mer.

Enam daripada mereka diselamatkan, manakala lima lagi hilang ketika pencarian oleh pihak berkuasa, semalaman.

Pada jam 6 pagi, empat kanak-kanak berusia lebih 10 tahun ditemui tidak sedarkan diri dan dibawa ke hospital yang kemudian kematian mereka disahkan doktor.

Dalam pada itu, penyelam masih dalam usaha mencari manakala helikopter turut digunakan bagi mencari seorang lelaki berusia 30an yang masih hilang.

Niaga SPOTLIGHT: Costing The Silent Threat of Obesity

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Malaysia are a growing burden on the health system, with a number of associated health issues and economic costs.

The annual cost of healthcare for NCDs is estimated to be over RM 9.65 billion. Meanwhile, the cost of disability and loss of healthy life years is estimated to be around RM 100.79 billion. Absenteeism due to NCDs is estimated to cost the Malaysian economy RM 2.6 billion annually.

From the common NCDs, obesity is one of THE most significant health threats, with nearly 20% of the Malaysian population currently classified as obese.

Additionally, more than half of all adults (54%) are overweight or obese. According to the World Obesity Atlas, this figure could rise to 41% in Malaysia by 2035, if preventive action is not taken.

Niaga Spotlight focuses on immediate strategies to address this growing silent threat of Obesity, which also burdens the national healthcare system as well as national productivity levels with significant impacts and costs.