Abstract
One of the most highlighted issues in the developing world of the 21st century is the hydrometeorological disasters. Developed and developing nations are all affected by the more prominent climate change. There has been a rise in disaster occurrences over the past decade that this has caused more attention to be given to the topic of disaster management especially to floods. The scale of these disaster events has also intensified and have broken past records with more destructive disasters. This paper intends to review the activities related to hydrometeorological disaster. Key activities are broken down into three different phases, namely pre-disaster, during disaster and post-disaster. Understanding the activities involved is pertinent to not only the lead agencies and non-governmental organizations but plays a bigger role for the vulnerable communities. In the past, communities were the last group to be participative in disaster risk reduction efforts. Today, communities are being engaged from early stage to empower them to be resilient towards the possibility of facing future flood disaster. Evacuation planning and logistics arrangement are key activities prior to the occurrence of any disaster which will ease the implementation of search and rescue operations. However during disaster, it is important for the early warning system to be functioning to alert the affected communities. People also need to be aware of the outbreak of diseases during flood disaster. Finally, post-disaster efforts focuses more on the restoration of damaged infrastructure as well as the mental state of the affected victims. Understanding these key activities will increase the awareness of stakeholders in reducing loss of life and minimizing damages towards properties.
Highlights
Disaster can happen anywhere and at an unpredictable time
With the increase in frequency and intensity of destructive disaster, more attention is needed to be given to disaster management
Disaster occurrences can be hard to predict but mitigation and preventive procedures can be done to mild the effect of the disaster
Summary
Disaster can happen anywhere and at an unpredictable time. There is no way to predict when the disaster will strike, but preparing for a disaster is very likely [1]. Victims will have needs that are needed to be taken care of urgently This is why disaster management is important for management teams to be readily equipped to deliver necessities quickly and efficiently. A balanced ground should be identified in order to minimize the damages caused by the disaster and to maximize the efficiency of disaster relief activities. Despite all these coordinated efforts are in place, affected community seems to be less knowledgeable on the surrounding issues related to facing disaster in Malaysia. A comprehensive understanding of the phases involved prior, during and post disaster are important to educate what should be done and how to get things done for the greater cause of saving the vulnerable population
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