MERCY Malaysia and SEEDS Team Up for Flood Assessment

Experts from MERCY Malaysia and SEEDS came together in southern Malaysia to assess how disaster risk reduction and preparedness could benefit communities in Johor Province. The two-day assessment included interviews with community members, local leaders, government officials, and national authorities. The assessment highlighted the need to address community preparedness and develop a regional plan for disaster preparedness and risk reduction.

Prof. Rajib Shaw takes notes at one of the evacuation centres used to house more than one hundred people for 45 days	The Assistant District Officer gives a description of the flooding to Anshu Sharma from SEEDS India