Flood disaster water supply: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia

Koh Liew See, Nayan Nasir, A. Rahaman Zullyadini,

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Subject :	TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
ISSN :	2222-6990
Main Author :	Koh Liew See, Nayan Nasir, A. Rahaman Zullyadini,
Title :	Flood disaster water supply: a review of issues and challenges in Malaysia

Place of Production :	HRMARS
Year of Publication :	2017

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Potable water is essential for the survival of flood victims in flood evacuation centers. This paper review water supply issues during flood events. Several water supply issues experienced by flood victims were identified such as contaminated water resource, scarcity of safe drinking water, flood-related disease outbreak and disruption of water treatment facilities. This paper also discusses on the challenges to overcome the water supply problems during flood such as lack of access to potable water, unable to treat water properly, accessibility of potable water,speedy restoration process of water supply and accessibility of health services. Hence, the management of water supply during the flood should be done efficiently and systematically to ensure sufficient and safe water supply for flood victims. In this effort, roles and cooperation’s of various agencies are very important in ensuring the affected flood victims obtain clean and continuous water supply despite flooding.

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