Taufan Yagi: Angka kematian di Vietnam meningkat kepada 9 orang

HANOI: Sejak melanda utara Vietnam pada petang Sabtu, Taufan Yagi telah mengakibatkan sembilan kematian penduduk manakala 186 lagi cedera, menurut Kementerian Pertanian dan Pembangunan Luar Bandar pada pagi Ahad, lapor Xinhua.

Kematian akibat taufan itu, ribut paling kuat melanda wilayah berkenaan dalam tempoh 30 tahun lepas, termasuk tiga dari wilayah pesisir pantai Quang Ninh, satu dari wilayah utara Hai Duong, satu dari bandar pelabuhan Hai Phong dan empat dari wilayah utara Hoa Binh.

Daripada yang cedera, 157 adalah dari Quang Ninh, 13 dari Hai Phong, 10 dari Hanoi, lima dari Hai Duong, dan seorang dari Hoa Binh.

Setakat pagi Ahad, 25 kapal tanpa kru, kebanyakannya bot nelayan, di Quang Ninh karam akibat ombak besar dan angin kencang.

Banyak kawasan di Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Hai Duong, dan Hanoi mengalami gangguan bekalan elektrik.

Kementerian Pertanian dan Pembangunan Luar Bandar berkata Taufan Yagi turut memusnahkan hampir 3,300 rumah, 121,500 hektar tanaman padi dan tanaman lain, lebih 5,000 hektar pokok buah-buahan, serta lebih 1,000 sangkar akuakultur di wilayah utara, menurut kementerian itu.

Menurut kementerian itu, Taufan Yagi mendarat di utara Vietnam pada petang Sabtu, membunuh empat orang dan mencederakan 78 yang lain.

-- BERNAMA

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.