More than 5,000 areas on disaster watch

Taking no chances: Flooding sandbags covered under blue tarpaulin sheets are placed along Sungai Gombak near WTCKL Hall 1, Kuala Lumpur.

PETALING JAYA: More than 5,000 areas at risk of natural disasters nationwide have been identified by the Fire and Rescue Department.

Its director-general Datuk Nor Hisham Mohammad said of these 5,074 hotspots, 4,619 are flood hotspots, 201 water surge hotspots and 254 critical slopes.