KUALA LUMPUR: All machinery of the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) and other enforcement agencies, from the central to the district level, have been mobilised to flood-hit areas to assist in the evacuation of victims to temporary relief centres (PPS). Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said coordination between Nadma and the agencies...
KUALA LUMPUR: Monitoring up to July 23 showed an increase in heat-related illnesses, with cases rising to 112 from 109 on July 16. In a brief report on the hot weather status, the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) on Tuesday (July 23) said that out of the total cases, 26 were heat stroke, 78 were heat...
PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to carry out a cloud-seeding operation in Kelantan from June 21 to 23 to address the depletion of the Kelantan River and to mitigate the impact of the hot weather phenomenon and the Southwest Monsoon, which is expected to persist. Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, who is...
PUTRAJAYA: The government has agreed to allocate RM10mil to address the impact of the southwest monsoon which is expected to bring several negative effects to the country. The National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) said the agency will coordinate the distribution of the allocation, under the National Disaster Assistance Trust Fund, according to the needs of the...
KOTA BHARU: The El Nino phenomenon hitting the country is expected to continue for the next two months, says Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad. He said his ministry and the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) would monitor the weather transition. According to him, forecasts indicate this year could be the country’s hottest...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Terengganu stayed at 463 people from 149 families being sheltered at two temporary relief centres in Dungun as at 8pm, according to the latest report of the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) control centre. An observation of the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID) Telemetry Station, found the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in the four flood-affected states in the country increased to 3,323 people from 1,016 families as of 6am Friday (Jan 26), compared to 3,128 people from 958 families on Thursday (Jan 25) night. Based on a report by the National Disaster Control Centre of the National Disaster Management Agency...
PUCHONG: The burden of flood management and the responsibilities should not be shouldered only by the Federal Government, says Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. The deputy prime minister said cooperation and coordination between federal and state governments was crucial when it comes to handling disaster management. "In managing the floods, we have to cast aside the...
KUALA LUMPUR: The number of flood victims in Johor and Pahang has increased slightly to 5,839 as of 8pm on Friday compared to 5,800 this afternoon. According to the latest report from the National Disaster Control Centre, National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma), 5,018 victims from 1,399 families are sheltering at 35 temporary relief centres (PPS) in...
