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: Community Health Society Malaysia 2016
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55126/1/Assessing%20Malaysian%20disaster%20preparedness%20for%20flood.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/55126/; http://publichealthmy.org/ejournal/ojs2/index.php/ijphcs/article/view/287

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...