Flood Recovery: Outreach to Ensure Safety, Health and Well-being of Affected Communities

The 16 December 2021 tropical depression rainfall saw tens of thousands of families being severely displaced and hundreds of thousands affected, in one of the country’s worst floods in decades. Downpours led to overflowing rivers, submerging many areas, damaging houses, cutting off main roads and affecting the provision of essential services such as water, food and health Significant heavy rains caused flooding in five states in Peninsular Malaysia – Johor, Pahang, Kelantan, Selangor and Perak, and continuous heavy rains caused dramatic increases in affected areas geographically, resulting in the opening of many temporary evacuation centres and hoards of people being evacuated from their homes.

MERCY Humanitarian UK (MHUK) did emergency fund raised along with few other Malaysian charities and societies in the UK.

The fund raised by MHUK was used for flood victims – addressing important needs like food, medical assistance, hygiene supplies and other relief support via @mercymalaysia @refugefortherefugees @kecharasoupkitchen

MERCY Malaysia’s immediate response and recovery efforts focused on food, water and hygiene kit distribution to affected communities. Recovery efforts continued in 2022, with the launch of its Malaysia Flood Recovery Programme, targeted to be implemented over the period of six months starting
from January to June 2022.

This programme aims to assist and support the affected communities in Hulu Langat, Selangor and Karak, Pahang to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the floods.

Thank  you for all your generous support.