Fire and Rescue Department ready for floods during monsoon season, says head

Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said his department will be monitoring additional locations aside from the usual flood hotspots as the monsoon season dawns.— THOMAS YONG/The Star

JOHOR BARU: The Fire and Rescue Department will be monitoring additional locations aside from the usual flood hotspots as the monsoon season dawns.

Department director-general Datuk Mohammad Hamdan Wahid said about 250 flood hotspots have been identified nationwide, adding that they are usually monitored by rescue agencies as the flood season starts.