COMMENT | November flood: Strategies to prepare and mitigate it

COMMENT | Continuous alerts and warnings are being issued by Met Malaysia, Selangor menteri besar Selangor and the prime minister regarding impending storm surges and floods forecasted to start from Oct 3, 2022, till early next year. 

It was reported that six states are expected to be lashed with heavy rains, with Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang predicted to experience heavy monsoon rains from November to December while Johor, Sabah and Sarawak are expected to face the same from December to January 2023. 

Malaysia is expected to experience floods worse than the present record of December 2021 and this in particular is causing grave concern to the rakyat. 

Reflecting back on the highest death toll recorded and extensive destructions to properties, infrastructures, businesses and the economy in last year’s flood, many are wondering how and what is the federal and state governments doing to prepare better for this impending hazard which hopefully will not turn into a terrible catastrophe.

Lack of an early warning system, and delayed and...