Banjir Batu Pahat: PPS dinaiki air, 46 mangsa dipindahkan

BATU PAHAT: Seramai 46 mangsa daripada 12 keluarga dipindahkan dari Pusat Pemindahan Sementara (PPS) di Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Seri Gading ke PPS Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Seri Gading, apabila PPS itu mula dinaiki air.

Ia susulan kejadian banjir melibatkan empat kawasan di Sri Gading iaitu di Taman Sri Panchor, Kampung Sengkuang, Kampung Batu Sri Gading dan Pekan Seri Gading sjeik awal pagi tagi.

Ketua Polis Daerah Batu Pahat, Asisten Komisioner Ismail Dollah berkata hujan lebat sejak jam 1.30 pagi dan fenomena air pasang besar pada jam 3 pagi pada Rabu menyebabkan beberapa kawasan rendah telah dinaiki air.

"PPS telah dibuka di Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Seri Gading, namun disebabkan telah dinaiki air, mangsa banjir dipindahkan ke SMK Seri Gading.

"Anggaran jumlah mangsa terkini adalah seramai 46 orang terdiri yang terdiri daripada 12 keluarga.Usaha membantu memindah mangsa sedang dijalankan," katanya dalam satu kenyataan di sini, hari ini.

Katanya lagi, operasi menyelamat telah disertai oleh anggota polis, bomba, Angkatan Pertahanan Awam, Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat ( JKM) dan Pusat Kesihatan Daerah (PKD) dengan keanggotaan seramai 25 orang terdiri dari pegawai dan anggota.

Maklumnya sehingga kini jalan-jalan utama yang menghubungi daerah Batu Pahat dengan lain-lain daerah, masih lagi boleh dilalui oleh semua kenderaan.

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.