Key References for Malaysians
Below is a collection of key flood-related information sources for Malaysians* :
The Malaysian Meteorological Department's Twitter Feed
The Malaysian Meteorological Department (or MET Malaysia for short) provides regular updates on its Twitter account with a focus on adverse weather warnings including flood risk, thunderstorms and other significant weather events. Here's a sample update:
AMARAN RIBUT PETIR. ⛈⛈⛈
— Jabatan Meteorologi Malaysia (@metmalaysia) January 18, 2023
Dikeluarkan pada:4:45 petang, 18 Januari 2023#ributpetirmetmalaysia#MenangBersama#LindungDiriLindungSemua#metmalaysia pic.twitter.com/S9AWdo7PAk
Malaysia's Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment and Climate Change runs a website titled "Infobanjir" which it describes as:
...a centralized database system developed in year 1999 and started to be used / operations in early 2000. The Infobanjir system works by collecting real-time rainfall water level data from nearly 200 hydrological stations across the country.
The website also provides information on adverse weather alerts and forecasts.
*Other country-specific posts will be added in the coming weeks so please stay tuned!