Agong attends flood preparedness briefing in Pahang
ROMPIN, Nov 16 — Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah attended a briefing on flood preparedness at the Rompin State Park here today.
The closed-door briefing, which lasted over an hour, started at 9.45am and was delivered by Pahang Police Chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman.
Also in attendance were Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail and state secretary Datuk Seri Zulkifli Yaacob, who is also the State Disaster Management Committee chairman, as well as department heads of various relevant agencies.
During the briefing, His Majesty instructed all quarters to make necessary preparations and pay attention to cleanliness aspects at temporary relief centres established to accommodate those affected by the floods.
Al-Sultan Abdullah was also informed that 763 flood-prone areas have been identified in Pahang, with Temerloh and Jerantut being the most at risk, while 290 locations are at risk of being cut off by floods.
This was based on the monthly rainfall forecast by the Malaysian Meteorological Department, which anticipated that Kuantan, Pekan and Rompin would experience moderate to heavy rainfall this month, followed by exceptionally high levels of rain in December.
Other districts are forecasted to receive moderate rainfall throughout the Northeast Monsoon season.
