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A special committee will be formed soon to reassess the safety aspects of quarry operations in Perak, says Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad. - BERNAMA

Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan on September 3, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years. Photo by I-Hwa Cheng/AFP

A woman walks with an umbrella during heavy rain near Su-ao port in Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan on Sept 3, 2023. - (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)

A customer (C) buys food at a night market in downtown Yilan, after Typhoon Haikui made landfall in eastern Taiwan on Sept 3, 2023. - (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)

TOPSHOT - People walk through a flooded street in Batabano, Mayabeque province, Cuba on Aug 29, 2023, during the passage of tropical storm Idalia. (Photo by Yamil LAGE / AFP)

A youth carries books as they salvage items from classrooms at a flooded school in Calumpit, Bulacan province on Aug 19, 2023. - (Photo by Earvin Perias / AFP)

TOPSHOT - A man walks along a street in Cabo San Lucas, Baja California State, Mexico, as rain and gusts of wind of Hurricane Hilary reach the area, on Aug 19, 2023. (Photo by Alfredo ESTRELLA / AFP)

The northern Italian town of Bardonecchia on Monday experienced landslides forcing dozens of families from their homes and causing significant structural damage. - AFP FILE PIX

The approaching typhoon has also prompted the cancellation of public transport services on Tuesday, causing headaches for holidaymakers during the traditional "obon" travel week. - FILE PIX by AFP

At least 55 people have been killed and more than a million affected by two weeks of torrential rains causing floods and landslides in southeast Bangladesh, officials said Sunday. - Facebook