Angka kematian akibat siklon tropika mencecah 40 di Brazil

BOGOTA (Colombia): Angka kematian akibat siklon tropika yang membadai selatan Brazil telah meningkat kepada 40 nyawa, lapor Agensi Anadolu.

Menurut pegawai di negeri Rio Grande do Sul, seramai 3,575 orang telah dipindahkan manakala sembilan masih hilang dan jumlah kematian dijangka meningkat apabila lebih ramai mangsa ditemui.

Sebagai tindak balas kepada situasi banjir, hujan lebat dan angin kencang, Gabenor Rio Grande do Sul Eduardo Leite mengisytiharkan kecemasan awam di majlis perbandaran yang terjejas.

Jalan dan rumah ditenggelami air di bandar kecil Mucum, memaksa penduduk memanjat bumbung kediaman masing-masing, dan menanti helikopter menyelamatkan mereka.

Bagi menangani krisis itu, lebih 900 pegawai negeri telah dikerah untuk menjalankan misi mencari, menyelamat dan mengenal pasti mangsa.

Presiden Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva menjanjikan sokongan kerajaan di kawasan yang terjejas.

"Kami bersedia membantu dalam apa sahaja keadaan yang perlu.

"Di mana ada masalah, kerajaan persekutuan akan berada di sana untuk menyelamatkan orang ramai daripada masalah itu.

"Solidariti kami dengan penduduk Rio Grande do Sul," katanya .

-- BERNAMA

Consider This: Hawker Economy (Part 2) — Small Traders, Big Impact

Hawkers have long been an essential part of Malaysia’s street food culture and informal economy. But they’re facing mounting challenges—from rising costs, to a lack of successors. A new discussion paper by Khazanah Research Institute examines the historical evolution of these small-scale traders, and the policy gaps that leave them vulnerable. How can Malaysia better support its hawker economy? What can we learn from Singapore’s policy efforts and government support that led to hawker culture being officially recognised on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Professor Lily Kong, President of Singapore Management University and author of ‘Singapore Hawker Centres: People, Places, Food’.

Consider This: Hawker Economy (Part 1) — Small Traders, Big Impact

Hawkers have long been an essential part of Malaysia’s street food culture and informal economy. But they’re facing mounting challenges—from rising costs, to a lack of successors. A new discussion paper by Khazanah Research Institute examines the historical evolution of these small-scale traders, and the policy gaps that leave them vulnerable. How can Malaysia better support its hawker economy? Should the government take a more active role in preserving and formalising this industry? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks with Dr Mohd Amirul Rafiq Abu Rahim, Senior Research Associate at Khazanah Research Institute and lead author of ‘Hawkers and Hawking Space in Malaysia: A Case Study’.

Dulu kejayaan Rumah IDAMAN diragui, kini terbukti berhasil, jadi rebutan – GCEO MBI Selangor

Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Kumpulan (GCEO) Menteri Besar Selangor (Pemerbadanan), Datuk Ts. Saipolyazan M Yusop berkata penyelesaian perumahan mampu milik Selangor bagi golongan berpendapatan sederhana dan rendah, Rumah IDAMAN, merupakan antara projek berimpak tinggi MBI Selangor. Jelasnya, daripada keseluruhan 32 projek dan 65,332 unit yang dirancang, dua projek dengan 3,371 unit rumah telah siap dan diserahkan kepada pembeli. #AgendaAWANI