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Problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in Malaysia:A study of three villages in Kelantan

In December 2014, the north-eastern monsoon flood of Malaysia had hit 11 states in the country, displacing thousands of people and simultaneously damaging huge amounts of properties rendering them in an extremely vulnerable situation. This research is an attempt to explore the socio-economic vulner...

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Main Authors: Karim, A.H.M Zehadul, Md. Noon, Hazizan, Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura, Tajuddin, Nor Azlin, Mustari, Sohela, Sarker, Md. Shahidul Islam, Mazumder, Sumon Kumer
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spelling my.iium.irep.567412017-05-02T04:39:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56741/ Problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in Malaysia:A study of three villages in Kelantan Karim, A.H.M Zehadul Md. Noon, Hazizan Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Tajuddin, Nor Azlin Mustari, Sohela Sarker, Md. Shahidul Islam Mazumder, Sumon Kumer HM Sociology In December 2014, the north-eastern monsoon flood of Malaysia had hit 11 states in the country, displacing thousands of people and simultaneously damaging huge amounts of properties rendering them in an extremely vulnerable situation. This research is an attempt to explore the socio-economic vulnerabilities of those affected by floods in Kelantan as the hardest hit victims of the calamity. The research seeks to identify the socio-structural vulnerabilities of the effected villagers which are visible even as they continue to engage in daily living and other works during and after the floods. To this end, three villages in Kelantan,named Kampung Laloh, Kampung Manjur, and Kampung Manik Urai Lama, were purposively chosen. Based on participant observations and informal and in-depth interviews, it was found that all the villagers during the flood had suffered tremendously from a lack of suitable shelter which caused them to relocate to higher ground offered by nearby higher lands and hills. Based on the discussions remedial suggestions have been made. Serials Publications, Pvt. Ltd. 2016 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56741/1/004%201486011134.pdf Karim, A.H.M Zehadul and Md. Noon, Hazizan and Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura and Tajuddin, Nor Azlin and Mustari, Sohela and Sarker, Md. Shahidul Islam and Mazumder, Sumon Kumer (2016) Problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in Malaysia:A study of three villages in Kelantan. South Asian Anthropologist, 16 (2). pp. 129-135. ISSN 0257-7348 http://www.serialsjournals.com/serialjournalmanager/pdf/1486011134.pdf
institution Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
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topic HM Sociology
spellingShingle HM Sociology
Karim, A.H.M Zehadul
Md. Noon, Hazizan
Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Tajuddin, Nor Azlin
Mustari, Sohela
Sarker, Md. Shahidul Islam
Mazumder, Sumon Kumer
Problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in Malaysia:A study of three villages in Kelantan
description In December 2014, the north-eastern monsoon flood of Malaysia had hit 11 states in the country, displacing thousands of people and simultaneously damaging huge amounts of properties rendering them in an extremely vulnerable situation. This research is an attempt to explore the socio-economic vulnerabilities of those affected by floods in Kelantan as the hardest hit victims of the calamity. The research seeks to identify the socio-structural vulnerabilities of the effected villagers which are visible even as they continue to engage in daily living and other works during and after the floods. To this end, three villages in Kelantan,named Kampung Laloh, Kampung Manjur, and Kampung Manik Urai Lama, were purposively chosen. Based on participant observations and informal and in-depth interviews, it was found that all the villagers during the flood had suffered tremendously from a lack of suitable shelter which caused them to relocate to higher ground offered by nearby higher lands and hills. Based on the discussions remedial suggestions have been made.
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author Karim, A.H.M Zehadul
Md. Noon, Hazizan
Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Tajuddin, Nor Azlin
Mustari, Sohela
Sarker, Md. Shahidul Islam
Mazumder, Sumon Kumer
author_facet Karim, A.H.M Zehadul
Md. Noon, Hazizan
Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Tajuddin, Nor Azlin
Mustari, Sohela
Sarker, Md. Shahidul Islam
Mazumder, Sumon Kumer
author_sort Karim, A.H.M Zehadul
title Problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in Malaysia:A study of three villages in Kelantan
title_short Problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in Malaysia:A study of three villages in Kelantan
title_full Problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in Malaysia:A study of three villages in Kelantan
title_fullStr Problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in Malaysia:A study of three villages in Kelantan
title_full_unstemmed Problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in Malaysia:A study of three villages in Kelantan
title_sort problems and sufferings of the flood-affected people in malaysia:a study of three villages in kelantan
publisher Serials Publications, Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/56741/1/004%201486011134.pdf
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http://www.serialsjournals.com/serialjournalmanager/pdf/1486011134.pdf
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