Evacuation routes essential to mitigate impact of floods, says expert

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GEC river care programme manager Kalithasan Kailasam says regular flood drills should also be introduced.   Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/12/17/evacuation-routes-essential-to-mitigate-impact-of-floods-says-expert/    Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com  Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5  Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM  Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h  Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp  Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX  Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb  Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj  Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Download FMT News App:  Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46  App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ  Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP   #FMTNews #Flood #Japan #Embankment

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00:00An environmental expert has proposed that evacuation routes be developed and drills

00:06conducted as part of an effort to build flood-resilient communities in Malaysia.

00:11Global Environmental Centre River Care Programme Manager K. Kalidasan said flood drills should

00:16be compulsory at schools, just like fire drills.

00:20Kalidasan also agreed with a recommendation by Japan International Cooperation Agency

00:25to construct high embankments along Malaysia's coastline.

00:29Earlier this month, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who met with his Japanese counterpart Shigeru

00:34Ishiba, agreed to implement a decades-old mitigation project by JICA.

00:39Meanwhile, engineering consultant Adnan Noor said efforts to strengthen the structural

00:44designs of susceptible houses in flood-prone areas should be given priority.

00:49Recently, severe floods struck several states, including Kelantan, Trengganu and Pahang,

00:55leaving seven dead and over 100,000 victims displaced.

01:00Dhanesh Rajareza, FMT News.

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