The floods of December 2021, in which 54 people died, hold the record for the highest death toll in the history of floods in Malaysia. Subsequently, the Election Commission has announced that polling will be held on Nov 19, confirming that the 15th general election (GE15) will be held during this monsoon season. WMO further outlined that, of the top 10 disasters, the hazards that led to the largest human losses during the period have been droughts (650,000 deaths), storms (577,232 deaths), floods (58,700 deaths) and extreme temperature (55,736 deaths). We read in the news of a father and son who were drowned while wading through flood waters and that a motorist had drowned when fast flood water had overturned his vehicle. Therefore, we appeal to the interim government and the chief secretary to the government to allocate sufficient and capable manpower and experts to organise and support disaster management efforts.
