Article & Report
Disaster Preparedness
Children’s action for disaster risk reduction: views from children in Asia
Asian children want greater involvement in disaster risk reduction YOGYAKARTA, 24 October 2012 - Governments…
Article & Report
Disaster Preparedness
The Asia Pacific Disaster Report 2012
"The past two years have been challenging ones for the Asia-Pacific region in several respects, but…
Flood
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Berita: Pahang Bersedia Hadapi Banjir
MKN Putrajaya, 22 Okt. 2012 KUANTAN, 22 Okt. Mesyuarat Persiapan Menghadapi Musim Tengkujuh yang telah diadakan…
Flood
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新聞:沙巴設311水災疏散中心
星洲網, 23 October 2012 （沙巴‧亞庇23日訊）沙巴州政府將加強應對在11月至明年3月的東北季候風的雨季期間，在州內水災高風險地區的災難援助管理和準備工作，目前州政府已準備311個可容納17萬2千人的疏散中心。 沙巴州秘書丹斯里蘇卡迪表示，州政府將會關注水災高風險地區如東海岸的山打根和古達，以及西海岸北端的哥打馬魯都和必打士，而州內多個安全拯救機構也已作好相關的準備。 他今日在州議會大廈主持州災難援助管理會議後表示，州政府已在23個位於水災高風險和會被切斷對外聯繫的地區的基地，備有足夠的食糧和設備。 Source: http://www.sinchew-i.com/node/335752?tid=3
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News: Mudslide damages 47 houses in Ipoh
The Star, 23 October 2012 IPOH: A mudslide hit Taman Lapangan Ria here, damaging 47…
Flood
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News: Farmers incur RM800,000 in losses due to floods
The Star, 23 October 2012 FLOODS caused by incessant rain in the past week caused…
Flood
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News: 5,068 evacuation centres identified for flood victims
The Star, 22 October 2012 PETALING JAYA: The Welfare Department has identified 5,068 evacuation centres…
Article & Report
Article: A world at risk
UNU OurWorld2.0 Web Magazine, by Stephanie Dietrich on October 22, 2012 Disasters can be a country’s…
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News: Asean teamwork to face disasters
NST, 21 October 2012 KUALA LUMPUR: ASEAN nations must build a regional network to share…
Earthquake
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Weak Earthquake Hit Kudat, Sabah, Malaysia
Earthquake Report from Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (JMM) A weak earthquake of 2.9 Richter scale hit…
