SINCE the beginning of this month, there have been almost daily headlines about heatwaves in Malaysia: “Hot weather: Bomba identifies 406 hotspots nationwide”, “Prepare early for El Nino, experts warn”, “MetMalaysia issues a Level 1 (yellow) heatwave alert for 15 areas in Malaysia” are just a small sample.
The National Disaster Manage-ment Agency should instruct all states and districts with Level 1 (yellow) alerts to convene meetings with state/regional disaster management committees to coordinate mitigation measures.
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