JOHOR BARU: His Majesty, Sultan Ibrahim, the King of Malaysia has attended a briefing on the series of earthquakes that hit Segamat district recently.
The briefing was presented by Segamat district officer Mohd Ezzuddin Sanusi, who is also the district's disaster management committee chairman.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday (Sept 10) Sultan Ibrahim arrived in Segamat, which is about 180km from Johor Baru, on Wednesday morning.
Among those present at the briefing were Johor Minerals and Geoscience Department director Noorazhar Ngatimin, Johor Meteorology Department director Nor Adawiah Abdullah and Segamat Public Works Department (JKR) district engineer Muhammad Yusri Zainal.
Johor 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 from the earthquakes.
Several buildings were damaged, including schools, Segamat district police quarters, Segamat Hospital, Bandar Putra Health Clinic, Segamat Community College, District Kadi Office and other government quarters. – Bernama
