Kanak-kanak hilang disambar buaya belum ditemui

Operasi mencari dan menyelamat (SAR) seorang kanak-kanak lapan tahun yang disambar buaya di Kampung Muhibbah Hujung semalam, menemui jalan buntu kerana mangsa masih belum ditemui.

Pegawai Angkatan Pertahanan Awam Malaysia (APM) Kinabatangan, Kapten Ahmad Roslan Mohd Kamel, berkata SAR dimulakan jam 8 pagi melibatkan 35 anggota.

Menurutnya, pasukan telah dibahagikan kepada empat kumpulan serta menggunakan lima buah bot.

"Pusat Kawalan Tempat Kejadian (PKTK) turut dibuka di Jeti Pangkalan Bukit Garam.

BACA: Kanak-kanak disambar buaya ketika turun ke sungai bersama bapa

Pasukan SAR dibahagikan empat kumpulan dan menggunakan lima buah bot.

Pasukan SAR dibahagikan empat kumpulan dan menggunakan lima buah bot.

"Arahan tembak buaya berkenaan turut dikeluarkan kepada petugas Jabatan Hidupan Liar (JHL) jika terlihat haiwan tersebut.

"Lokasi pencarian meliputi tujuh kilometer persegi namun mangsa belum ditemui dan SAR ditangguh jam 4.30 petang," katanya dalam satu kenyataan media, pada Khamis.

Menurutnya, SAR akan disambung pada jam 8 pagi, Jumaat.

Terdahulu, kira-kira jam 10 pagi Khamis, mangsa, Asmin Abdullah bersama ayahnya turun ke Sungai Kinabatangan untuk menurunkan perahu.

Ayah mangsa kemudiannya terdengar bunyi kocakan dari belakang dan sebaik berpaling, anaknya sudah disambar buaya.

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.