Malaysia puts over 100,000 rescue personnel on standby for north-east monsoon, identifies 3,045 flood hotspots

PUCHONG, Oct 30 — A total of 101,901 officers and personnel from various rescue agencies have been placed on standby, with more than 40,000 assets ready for deployment during the North-east Monsoon (MTL), which is expected to last until March next year.

National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) Operations Coordination Section principal assistant director Major Wazirudin Mahfot@Mahbott said the personnel comprise 47,100 members of the People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela), 21,477 police personnel, 15,145 firefighters, 12,927 civil defence personnel and 5,252 armed forces personnel.

“Our preparations involve coordination among various agencies to ensure efficient rescue operations, evacuations and disaster management in the event of floods or other disasters,” he said at a media engagement session on the government’s preparedness for the 2026/2027 MTL here today.

Wazirudin said the assets on standby include 2,024 four-wheel-drive vehicles, 1,177 other vehicles, 174 ambulances, 2,425 boats, 28 aircraft, 27 drones and 35,301 life jackets.

He said technical agencies, including the Public Works Department and the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), have also made available support assets comprising 17 units of heavy machinery, 575 mobile pumps and 30 generator sets.

Wazirudin said DID had identified 3,045 flood hotspots nationwide, with Kelantan recording the highest number at 609, followed by Pahang (572), Terengganu (460) and Sabah (348).

He added that data from the Department of Mineral and Geoscience showed that 31 landslide hotspots had been identified nationwide, including at Gunung Jerai in Kedah, Tanjung Bungah in Penang, Kundasang in Sabah and Cameron Highlands in Pahang.

Wazirudin also said the government had designated 8,321 temporary relief centres nationwide, with a combined capacity of about 1.9 million people, as well as two permanent relief centres in Johor and Pahang that could accommodate a total of 1,600 people.

On food supplies, he said 60,000 food kits and 170,000 retort food packs had been allocated, of which 29,900 food kits and 94,510 retort food packs had been distributed to all states.

“The remaining 30,100 food kits and 75,490 retort food packs will be distributed according to the needs of each state,” he said. — Bernama

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蒲种，10月30日讯——来自各个救援机构的101901名官员和人员已进入待命状态，超过40000件装备已准备就绪，可在东北季风期间部署，预计东北季风将持续到明年3月。

国家灾害管理署（Nadma）行动协调科首席助理主任瓦齐鲁丁·马赫福特少校（@Mahbott）表示，人员包括47100名人民志愿队（Rela）成员、21477名警察人员、15145名消防员、12927名民防人员和5252名武装部队人员。

“我们的准备工作包括协调各个机构，以确保在发生洪水或其他灾害时能够高效地开展救援行动、疏散和灾害管理，”他今天在此举行的政府为 2026/2027 年 MTL 赛事所做的准备工作媒体见面会上说。

瓦齐鲁丁表示，待命资产包括 2024 辆四轮驱动汽车、1177 辆其他车辆、174 辆救护车、2425 艘船、28 架飞机、27 架无人机和 35301 件救生衣。

他表示，包括公共工程部和灌溉排水部在内的技术机构也提供了支持资产，包括17台重型机械、575台移动水泵和30台发电机组。

瓦兹鲁丁表示，DID已在全国范围内确定了3045个洪水热点地区，其中吉兰丹州记录的数量最多，为609个，其次是彭亨州（572个）、登嘉楼州（460个）和沙巴州（348个）。

他还补充说，矿业和地球科学部的数据显示，全国已确定了 31 个滑坡热点地区，包括吉打州的 Gunung Jerai、槟城的 Tanjung Bungah、沙巴州的 Kundasang 和彭亨州的 Cameron Highlands。

瓦兹鲁丁还表示，政府已在全国范围内指定了 8321 个临时救济中心，总容量约为 190 万人，并在柔佛州和彭亨州设立了两个永久救济中心，总共可容纳 1600 人。

关于食品供应，他说已分配了 6 万套食品包和 17 万包蒸煮食品，其中 2.99 万套食品包和 9.451 万包蒸煮食品已分发到所有州。

他说：“剩余的30100份食品包和75490份速冻食品将根据各州的需求进行分配。”——马新社

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