Expert says Malaysia’s early warning system needs upgrade, flood risk map not reaching community

Source(s): Malay Mail Online

Khamarrul Azahari Razak, director of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC) has said that the disaster early warning system (EWS) in this country is weak and fails to detect disasters early such as the major floods that are happening now.

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“The number of disaster victims can be reduced to a lesser extent compared to what is currently happening, involving more than 70,000 victims who had to be moved to temporary evacuation centres (PPS),” he was quoted as saying.

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“There are maps made by the Irrigation and Drainage Department (JPS), but they are too technical to be understood by ordinary people and difficult to translate into community-level actions.

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“The country’s EWS needs to be improved where every warning is made based on forecast data that is observed and modelled at the local level, and information is disseminated based on the calculated impact and uses various digital dissemination platforms so that action is taken quickly and targeted.

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Hazards Flood
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