Flood In Malaysia 2017 Statistics

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Flood in malaysia 2017 statistics. Over 50 of flood related drownings are vehicle related. It was malaysia s worst flooding in decades forcing more than 100 000 people to flee. An aerial view of houses and plantations submerged in floodwaters in malaysia in 2017. Nevertheless floods can happen anytime anywhere.

Flood is the most devastating natural disaster experienced in malaysia is flood. In 2017 26 out of the 47 recorded floods in malaysia happened in kelantan while more than half of it 14 incidents were linked to the kelantan river. Chief statistician malaysia department of statistics malaysia druzir mahidin dr uzir. 26 jalan tun hussein presint 4 62100 w p.

Floods in south asia have killed more than 1 000 people this summer. Ho mei kei public relation officer strategic communication and international division department of statistics malaysia tel. Kuala lumpur april 4 poor maintenance of drains and irrigation canals has reduced the flow carrying capacity of the city s drainage system triggering flash floods during thunderstorms. Throughout malaysia including sabah and sarawak there is total of 189 river basins 89 of the river basins are in.

Pdf quick facts 2018 malaysia educational statistics. The two way for the past several weeks monsoon triggered floods have devastated regions in nepal bangladesh and india. Ministry of transport malaysia no. Flash flooding is the leading cause of weather related deaths in the u s approximately 200 deaths per year.

19 feb 2019. In 2016 the state with the most floods was selangor with 30 incidents. Flood insurance loss statistics jan 1 1978 through sep 30 2001. Workers dredge garbage and silt from a storm drain near the pasar seni lrt station following flash floods last week.