Flood Situation Worsens In The East Coast

Dato' Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, President, Mercy Malaysia

27-Dec-23 08:30

Flood Situation Worsens In The East Coast

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The east coast states of Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang are seeing some of the worst flooding in recent years, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from their homes. We get updates on the situation on the ground with Dato’ Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus of Mercy Malaysia, as well as recommendations for longer term policy action needed for flood mitigation.

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Produced by: Anwar Mahbob

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam, Anwar Mahbob

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Categories: environment, government

Tags: floods 2023, floods kelantan terengganu pahang,

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