ALOR STAR – The Kedah government has declared Yan and Kuala Muda districts as Level 1 disaster areas based on the National Security Council’s (NSC) Directive No. 20.
Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said all government agencies and statutory bodies related to disaster operations management are undertaking various measures to ensure the situation is effectively dealt with.
“The private sector and voluntary bodies that want to help will be given adequate training under the coordination of NSC,” he said in a statement today.
Directive No. 20 refers to a more comprehensive policy and mechanism on disaster management covering the stages before, during and after a disaster.
The district-level authority is capable of controlling such incidents through district agencies with or without limited outside assistance.
Sanusi said the state government will do the necessary to aid residents affected by floods believed to have occurred due to massive gushes of water in the area around Gunung Jerai yesterday. – Bernama, August 19, 2021
