On flood watch: Port Klang Fire and Rescue Station firefighters Muhammad Aizuddin Zulkifle and Mohd Sanizam Mohd Safiee checking a boat’s engine while Muhammad Zulfikar Firdaus and Muhamad Hisyam Mohammad sort life vests in preparation for possible floods. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Firefighters are on high alert ahead of the northeast monsoon, with more than 4,000 potential disaster hotspots identified and thousands of personnel ready to be deployed at short notice.
Fire and Rescue Department director-general Datuk Seri Nor Hisham Mohammad said 3,683 flood hotspots were identified nationwide alongside 254 critical slopes and 201 water surge hotspots.
