SNAPSHOT | Airstrike lightly injures 2 M'sian soldiers in Lebanon; govt to hold El Niño briefings with states

KINI SNAPSHOT | What’s going on in the news today, with updates at 9am, 2pm, 6pm, and 9pm.

9pm

West Asia conflict

• Two members of the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) 850-13 were lightly injured by a nearby airstrike incident near Haris, Lebanon, this morning while carrying out a routine logistics mission.

  Defence Minister Khaled Nordin said the incident occurred at 9.25am local time, about 1km west of the United Nations Position (UNP) 6-43 in the Tibnin area.

  

  He said the incident involved the Malbatt 850-13 logistics convoy that was on a routine resupply mission to Tyre, Bernama reported.

  “As a result of the incident, two members were hit by vehicle mirror shards and sustained minor injuries, while two UN vehicles suffered external material damage,” he said in a statement today.

EL Nino preparations 

• Detailed briefings on the impact of the El Niño phenomenon, which brings warmer, drier weather, will be held with all state governments, said Economy Minister Akmal Nasrullah Nasir.

  The briefings will be done by the Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Ministry so that early preparations can be implemented, Bernama reported.

  

  Akmal said El Niño has the potential to bring a significant reduction in rainfall, including up to 40 to 60 percent in several states.

  He said the situation could affect water supplies, create haze, put pressure on public health, affect food crops and commodities, increase energy demand, and affect the overall macro economy.

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