Photo taken from Sinar Harian
SEGAMAT: The government will launch a series of community-based disaster simulation exercises nationwide starting this October to strengthen disaster preparedness, following a series of earthquakes that recently struck the district.
National Disaster Management Agency (Nadma) director-general Datuk Abdul Halim Hamzah (pic) said the initiative is being implemented in collaboration with the Minerals and Geoscience Department (JMG), Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia), Public Works Department (JKR), Drainage and Irrigation Department (DID), as well as disaster management committees at the state and district levels.
