{"id":40397,"date":"2018-03-07T23:23:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T15:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/penang-government-launches-upgraded-disaster-alert-portal\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:18:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:18:57","slug":"penang-government-launches-upgraded-disaster-alert-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/penang-government-launches-upgraded-disaster-alert-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Penang government launches upgraded disaster alert portal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Penang government launches upgraded disaster alert portal<\/h1>\n

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7 March 2018<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1703764846254{background-color: #f3f5f8 !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column el_class=”fade-in animate”][vc_empty_space height=”120px” el_class=”height-x120″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”29151″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=”” el_class=”single-featured-image”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”60px” el_class=”height-x60″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” el_class=”content-row”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]GEORGE TOWN, March 7 \u2014 The Penang government today launched an upgraded online disaster alert system called \u201cPenang Alert.\u201d<\/p>\n

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the portal will provide early information of disasters and major incidents such as road closures and landslides to the public.<\/p>\n

\u201cPenang Alert is an RM87,700 upgrade to the e-bencana system that was set up in 2011,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

E-bencana was upgraded to Penang Alert in 2016 and this year, it saw more upgrades to include a mobile app and an expanded involvement of more government agencies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis portal will help the public to be more prepared in facing any disasters,\u201d he said at his office today.<\/p>\n

The portal will have important information such as river level, total rainfall, floods, tsunami, landslides, road closures and storms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe portal will have references for information on flood evacuation centres and relevant government agencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The portal displays information gathered through the collaborative efforts of the state secretary, Drainage and Irrigation Department, Public Works Department, Welfare Department and both local councils.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll information and updates in portal are accurate and verified by the government agencies,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The second phase of the portal will also include information from additional government agencies such as the meteorological department and the department of survey and mapping.<\/p>\n

The portal can be accessed at\u00a0Malay Mail Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0Malay Mail Online<\/a><\/p>\n

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