Experts: Always be prepared before heading to disaster areas


Bleak scenario: A boy walking past the ruins of his home in Kampung Kuala Nal, Kuala Krai. — AZHAR MAHFOF / The Star

PETALING JAYA: Be safe before you save others – that is the advice from flood relief volunteers to Malaysians who want to go to disaster areas to lend a hand.

Malaysian Elite Disaster Rescue Foundation administation special officer Kelvin Pang said people heading off to such places on their own must be prepared first.

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