Assessing Malaysian disaster preparedness for flood

• Main Authors: Harith, Noorhashirin, Mohd Tohit, Nor Faiza, Rusli, Mohammad Farhan, Juni, Muhamad Hanafiah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2016
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/7/66265%20Assessing%20Malaysian%20disaster%20preparedness%20for%20flood.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/66265/; http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/287/238
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Flood has been one of the most recurring disasters in Malaysia since the early 1920’s. Previously it was limited to the city centre with flash floods occurring at various intervals. With the major development and expansion of the country as a whole, various states especially those located in the eas...