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All hands on deck: Jalan Hang Tuah Fire and Rescue Station personnel checking on a rescue boat in Kuala Lumpur. — AZMAN GHANI/The StarPETALING JAYA: An alert by the Meteorological Department that some states will have five days of continuous rain has sparked memories of the horrific Klang Valley floods of 2021, but this time the authorities say they are better prepared.
“Our disaster geospatial management information system, which allows us to monitor all the states at any one time, is fully operational, with the dry run just done in September,” he said.
“Health Ministry personnel too are on standby, with 44 medical teams and 53 healthcare teams nationwide,” he said.Taking care of victims would also be a priority. Nadma worked together with the Irrigation and Drainage Department, MetMalaysia, Malaysia Communications and Multimedia Commission and telecommunication companies to create a messaging system aimed at those in high-risk areas.
And it is not just the northeast monsoon that is wreaking havoc on the weather – MetMalaysia has said that the La Nina phenomenon is expected to bring five to seven monsoon rushes with episodes of continuous rain especially in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia, south and west of Sarawak, as well as the north and east of Sabah.
“We are now exploring a flood mitigation technology-based solution to do testing and demonstration on selected federal roads – one of the selected and approved areas for testing and demonstration for proof of concept is at FT189, Besut district, Kuala Terengganu.
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