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Zahid: Sabah floods, landslides to guide improvements in disaster response
- Admin UKK
- Berita
PAPAR: The recent floods and landslides in Sabah will serve as a guide for the federal government to improve disaster management and rescue procedures, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Zahid, who is also chairman of the Central Disaster Management Committee, said improvements were needed to respond more quickly to floods.
The rural and regional development minister, who was speaking after visiting flood victims here, also said there was a need to build more permanent relief centres in the country's second-largest state.
He said his ministry would build a permanent relief centre in Bongawan in addition to one in Selagon, Beaufort, for flood victims.
"The location will be discussed with the state secretary and the district officer," he said.
"I have visited several relief centres. There is a critical need for a permanent relief centre in Bongawan because the area is prone to flooding."
He said the construction would start this year as the allocation had already been secured, while the construction of other such centres will depend on allocations for the National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma).
When asked about how the federal government would address the landslide issue in Sabah, he said his office would discuss the matter with the Minerals and Geoscience Department.
"We work closely with the department. They have identified several areas that need to be monitored."
Earlier, Zahid visited the family of a landslide victim at the Kampung Mook temporary relief centre.
At least 13 people, including seven children, have been killed in a wave of landslides across Malaysia's Sabah.