King Attends Briefing On Earthquake In Segamat
JOHOR BAHRU, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia today attended a briefing on the latest reports on the series of earthquakes that occurred in Segamat district recently.
The briefing was presented by Segamat district officer, Mohd Ezzuddin Sanusi who is also the chairman of the Disaster Management Committee for the district.
According to a Facebook post by Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar, His Majesty arrived in Segamat which is located about 180 kilometres from Johor Bahru, this morning.
Among those present at the briefing were Johor Department of Mineral and Geoscience director Noorazhar Ngatimin, Johor Meteorology Department director Nor Adawiah Abdullah and Segamat Public Works Department (JKR) district engineer Muhammad Yusri Zainal.
Johor was reported to have experienced at least eight tremors between Aug 24 and Sept 3, including a 4.1 magnitude earthquake in Segamat on Aug 24 and a 2.9 magnitude earthquake near Sri Medan, Parit Sulong, on Sept 3.
Earlier, the Works Ministry estimated that RM550,000 was needed to repair 15 government buildings that suffered minor damage due to weak earthquakes that hit the district since Aug 24.
The damage involved several buildings, including schools, Segamat district police quarters, Segamat Hospital, Bandar Putra Health Clinic, Segamat Community College, District Kadi Office and other government quarters.
-- BERNAMA
