Pekan Sungai Lembing dilanda banjir kilat

KUANTAN: Hujan lebat sejak Sabtu menyebabkan berlaku banjir kilat di pekan Sungai Lembing selepas bacaan paras air sungai itu melepasi paras bahaya pada Ahad.

Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Sungai Lembing, Mohamad Ayub Mat Ashri berkata, air mula naik di pekan Sungai Lembing kira-kira jam 6.57 petang.

Menurutnya, keadaan itu menyebabkan paras air sungai mula naik sebelum melimpah ke kawasan rendah.

"PPS (pusat pemindahan sementara) akan dibuka, namun jumlah mangsa masih belum dipastikan lagi," katanya ketika dihubungi pada Ahad.

Sehubungan itu, beliau menasihatkan penduduk agar sentiasa mengikuti arahan pihak berkuasa yang sedang bertugas di tempat tersebut.

Jelasnya, pasukan menyelamat telah bersiap siaga untuk menjalankan tugas pemantauan dan menyelamat.

Sementara itu, Ketua Polis Daerah Kuantan, Asisten Komisioner Wan Mohd Zahari Wan Busu berkata, air banjir di pekan Sungai lembing sepanjang 200 meter dengan kedalaman satu meter.

"Setakat ini keadaan air bertahan dan tiada perpindahan mangsa manakala laluan di pekan Sungai Lembing ditutup kepada semua kenderaan," katanya.

- Sinar Harian

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.