Trapped between two extremes – fire and floods


JOHOR BARU: With heavy rainfall leading to floods or extremely hot conditions causing forest fires – firemen are having their hands full trying to handle two different extremes caused by the changes in weather patterns.

The Fire and Rescue Department is now monitoring dozens of flood-prone areas and forest fire hotspots around the country, especially in Selangor, Pahang, Perak, Penang, Johor, Sabah and Sarawak, said its director-general Datuk Seri Mohammad Hamdan Wahid.

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