Inspirational hashtags galvanise Malaysians to support each other during floods, Twitter

Good will among Malaysians extended to social media, as Twitter users leveraged the platform to ask for help and to raise donations for flood victims. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

Social media platforms have gained prominence with the recent floods nationwide, as almost 5 million Malaysian flood-related tweets were recorded globally from Dec 18 till 21.

Twitter shared today that the top five hashtags, #DaruratBanjir, #banjirdarurat, #banjir, #RakyatJagaRakyat, and #kitajagakita were used to request for assistance, provide directions for aid distributions, as well as to follow developments as they unfold.