Category: MUSLIM TODAY

  • 5.5-magnitude quake hits China’s Xizang

    LHASA, May 12 – A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck Lazi County in Xigaze City in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region at 5:11 a.m. Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CNEC).

    The epicenter was monitored at 28.91 degrees north latitude and 87.54 degrees east longitude. The earthquake struck at a depth of 10 km, the CENC said.

    Local authorities in Lazi County told Xinhua that the quake was strongly felt, waking some residents.

    Following the earthquake, the county promptly initiated response measures, with its townships assessing the impact. Fire and rescue teams from Lazi County have been dispatched to the epicenter.

    As of now, information on building collapses and casualties is still being gathered.

    XINHUA

  • Gempa bumi 5.5 magnitud melanda Xizang China

    LHASA, 12 Mei – Gempa bumi berukuran 5.5 magnitud melanda Lazi County di Xigaze City di barat daya Wilayah Autonomi Xizang China pada 5:11 pagi Isnin, menurut Pusat Rangkaian Gempa Bumi China (CNEC).

    Pusat gempa dipantau pada 28.91 darjah lintang utara dan 87.54 darjah bujur timur. Gempa bumi melanda pada kedalaman 10 km, kata CENC.

    Pihak berkuasa tempatan di Lazi County memberitahu Xinhua gempa bumi itu amat dirasai, menyebabkan sesetengah penduduk terjaga.

    Berikutan gempa bumi, daerah itu segera memulakan langkah tindak balas, dengan perbandarannya menilai kesannya. Pasukan bomba dan penyelamat dari Lazi County telah dihantar ke pusat gempa.

    Setakat ini, maklumat mengenai bangunan runtuh dan kemalangan jiwa masih dikumpul.

    XINHUA

  • No tsunami warning issued after 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia

    JAKARTA, May 11 – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s western Aceh province on Sunday, but no large waves were triggered, according to the country’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency.

    The tremor occurred at 15:57 local time, with epicenter located 21 km southwest of Aceh Barat Daya regency at a depth of 45 km.

    The agency did not issue a tsunami warning, as the tremor was not expected to generate significant waves.

    The tremor was strongly felt by residents, but no preliminary reports of serious damage have been received so far, Sofyan, a senior official from Aceh province’s Disaster Management Agency, told Xinhua.

    Indonesia, an archipelago, frequently experiences earthquakes due to its location within the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire. The country also has 127 active volcanoes and high tectonic activity.

    XINHUA

  • Tiada amaran tsunami dikeluarkan selepas gempa bumi 6.2 magnitud melanda Indonesia

    JAKARTA, 11 Mei – Gempa bumi berukuran 6.2 magnitud melanda wilayah Aceh barat Indonesia pada Ahad, tetapi tiada ombak besar tercetus, menurut Agensi Meteorologi, Klimatologi dan Geofizik negara itu.

    Gegaran itu berlaku pada 15:57 waktu tempatan, dengan pusat gempa terletak 21 km barat daya Kabupaten Aceh Barat Daya pada kedalaman 45 km.

    Agensi itu tidak mengeluarkan amaran tsunami, kerana gegaran itu tidak dijangka menjana gelombang besar.

    Gegaran itu amat dirasai oleh penduduk, tetapi tiada laporan awal kerosakan serius diterima setakat ini, Sofyan, seorang pegawai kanan Agensi Pengurusan Bencana wilayah Aceh, memberitahu Xinhua.

    Indonesia, sebuah kepulauan, sering mengalami gempa bumi kerana lokasinya dalam Lingkaran Api Pasifik yang aktif secara seismik. Negara ini juga mempunyai 127 gunung berapi aktif dan aktiviti tektonik tinggi.

    XINHUA

  • 8 killed, dozens injured as bus plunges off cliff in Sri Lanka’s Central Province

    COLOMBO, May 11 – Eight people were killed and over 30 others injured when a bus plunged off a cliff in Kotmale, located in Sri Lanka’s Central Province, on Sunday morning, police said.

    Five of the deceased are men and the others are women, police said.

    The injured have been admitted to regional hospitals for treatment, police said.

    Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the accident.

    Road accidents are frequent in Sri Lanka, with official data showing that buses are often involved.

    XINHUA

  • 8 terbunuh, berpuluh-puluh cedera ketika bas terjunam dari tebing di wilayah tengah Sri Lanka

    COLOMBO, 11 Mei – Lapan orang terbunuh dan lebih 30 lagi cedera apabila sebuah bas terjunam dari tebing di Kotmale, yang terletak di wilayah tengah Sri Lanka, pada pagi Ahad, kata polis.

    Lima daripada yang maut adalah lelaki dan yang lain wanita, kata polis.

    Mereka yang cedera telah dimasukkan ke hospital serantau untuk rawatan, kata polis.

    Polis telah melancarkan siasatan berhubung punca kemalangan itu.

    Kemalangan jalan raya kerap berlaku di Sri Lanka, dengan data rasmi menunjukkan bas sering terlibat.

    XINHUA

  • Seven dead after heavy rain hits Mogadishu

    Residents displaced by floodwater following a heavy downpour take shelter on Saturday on a main street in Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP)

    MOGADISHU – At least seven people have died, and major roads were cut off after heavy rains led to flooding in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, on Friday night due to an overwhelmed drainage system and a growing urban population.

    The regional administration spokesperson, Abdinasir Hirsi Idle, said on Saturday that rescue efforts were ongoing.

    “The death toll could rise because the rains were heavy and lasted for several hours, causing nine houses to collapse across different neighborhoods, and at least six major roads to suffer severe damage,” he said.

    Somalia has in the past suffered extreme climate shocks, including prolonged dry seasons that have caused drought and heavy rains that have resulted in floods.

    Friday’s rains went on for about eight hours, leaving waist-high waters in neighborhoods where some residents were trapped and others were forced to move to higher ground.

    A resident, Mohammed Hassan, said that some older people were still trapped.

    “We spent the night on rooftops, shivering from the cold, and I have not even had breakfast,” he said.

    Floodwaters also damaged key infrastructure, halting public transport and temporarily disrupting operations at the main airport, Aden Abdulle International Airport.

    Officials later confirmed flights had resumed operations.

    The Somali Disaster Management Agency has not yet released an official death toll, but said an assessment was underway to determine the extent of the damage.

    In a statement on Saturday, the country’s Energy and Water Ministry said: “A substantial amount of rainfall, exceeding 115 mm, was recorded in over 8 consecutive hours” and warned of flash floods in other regions outside the capital.

    AN-AP, 10.5.2025

  • Tujuh maut selepas hujan lebat melanda Mogadishu

    Penduduk yang terpaksa berpindah akibat banjir berikutan hujan lebat berlindung pada Sabtu di jalan utama di Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP)

    MOGADISHU – Sekurang-kurangnya tujuh orang maut, dan jalan raya utama terputus selepas hujan lebat menyebabkan banjir di ibu negara Somalia, Mogadishu, pada malam Jumaat berikutan sistem perparitan yang terkepung dan penduduk bandar yang semakin meningkat.

    Jurucakap pentadbiran wilayah, Abdinasir Hirsi Idle, berkata pada Sabtu, usaha menyelamat sedang dijalankan.

    “Angka kematian mungkin meningkat kerana hujan lebat dan berlarutan selama beberapa jam, menyebabkan sembilan rumah runtuh merentasi kawasan kejiranan berbeza, dan sekurang-kurangnya enam jalan utama mengalami kerosakan teruk,” katanya.

    Somalia pada masa lalu mengalami kejutan iklim melampau, termasuk musim kering berpanjangan menyebabkan kemarau dan hujan lebat mengakibatkan banjir.

    Hujan pada Jumaat berlarutan selama kira-kira lapan jam, meninggalkan perairan separas pinggang di kawasan kejiranan di mana sesetengah terperangkap dan yang lain terpaksa berpindah ke tempat lebih tinggi.

    Seorang penduduk, Mohammed Hassan berkata, sesetengah orang tua masih terperangkap.

    “Kami bermalam di atas bumbung, menggigil kesejukan, malah saya tidak sempat bersarapan,” katanya.

    Air banjir turut merosakkan infrastruktur utama, menghentikan pengangkutan awam dan mengganggu sementara operasi di lapangan terbang utama, Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Aden Abdulle.

    Pegawai kemudian mengesahkan penerbangan telah beroperasi semula.

    Agensi Pengurusan Bencana Somalia masih belum mengeluarkan angka kematian rasmi, tetapi berkata penilaian sedang dijalankan untuk menentukan tahap kerosakan.

    Dalam satu kenyataan pada Sabtu, Kementerian Tenaga dan Air negara itu berkata: “Jumlah hujan yang besar, melebihi 115 mm, direkodkan dalam lebih 8 jam berturut-turut” dan memberi amaran tentang banjir kilat di wilayah lain di luar ibu negara.

    AN-AP, 10.5.2025

  • Flooding in eastern Congo kills 62 people with 50 missing

    BUKAVU, Congo – Heavy flooding following torrential rains in eastern Congo washed away several villages along the shores of Lake Tanganyika, leaving at least 62 dead and 50 missing, authorities said Saturday.

    Witnesses described the floods surging at around 5 a.m. Friday and sweeping away the village of Kasaba on the edge of the lake in the Ngandja sector.

    The South Kivu provincial health minister, Théophile Walulika Muzaliwa, said by phone that the rescue operation was hampered by a lack of services and a shutdown of telephone lines due to the flooding.

    “Sector chiefs, village chiefs and locality chiefs, who are also members of the local government, are on site. The only humanitarian organization currently present is the Red Cross. It is not possible to give an assessment as body searches are continuing,” he said.

    Last month, flooding in the capital, Kinshasa, killed 33 people.

    Decades of fighting between government troops and rebels in eastern Congo escalated in February, worsening what is already one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.

    AN-AP, 10.5.2025

  • Banjir di timur Congo mengorbankan 62 orang dengan 50 hilang

    BUKAVU, Congo – Banjir teruk berikutan hujan lebat di timur Congo menghanyutkan beberapa kampung di sepanjang pantai Tasik Tanganyika, menyebabkan sekurang-kurangnya 62 maut dan 50 hilang, kata pihak berkuasa pada Sabtu.

    Saksi menyifatkan banjir melanda sekitar jam 5 pagi Jumaat dan menghanyutkan kampung Kasaba di pinggir tasik di sektor Ngandja.

    Menteri kesihatan wilayah Kivu Selatan, Théophile Walulika Muzaliwa, berkata melalui telefon bahawa operasi menyelamat terhalang oleh kekurangan perkhidmatan dan penutupan talian telefon akibat banjir.

    “Ketua sektor, ketua kampung dan ketua tempatan, yang juga anggota kerajaan tempatan, berada di lokasi. Satu-satunya organisasi kemanusiaan yang hadir pada masa ini ialah Palang Merah. Tidak mungkin untuk memberi penilaian ketika pencarian mayat diteruskan,” katanya.

    Bulan lalu, banjir di ibu negara, Kinshasa, membunuh 33 orang.

    Pertempuran berdekad antara tentera kerajaan dan pemberontak di timur Congo meningkat pada Februari, memburukkan lagi apa yang sudah menjadi salah satu krisis kemanusiaan terbesar di dunia.

    AN-AP, 10.5.2025

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