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evacuation centres. None of the health facilities have been affected by floods in 2017. A total of 32,524
flood victims get treatment and medication from MoH medical team. 12 death cases were reported due
to the drowning during floods in 2017.

Table 23
Flood Episode Summary in 2017

Date Affected state No. of relief centres No. of victims
1 – 3 Jan Kelantan and Terengganu 208 23,547
19 Jan – 7 Feb Kelantan, Terengganu, Perak, 419 33,957
Pahang, Sabah and Johor
9 – 21 Aug Sabah, Melaka dan Johor 25 1,519
18 – 29 Sept Perlis, Pulau Pinang, Kedah dan 48 5,539
Johor
5 – 11 Nov Pulau Pinang, Kedah dan Perak 82 8,281
14 – 17 Nov Johor, Kedah and Selangor 9 941

26 Nov – 9 Dec Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis, Perak, 161 16,436
Pahang and Kedah
11 – 15 Dec Sabah 6 1,857

Total 958 92,077

Source: Environmental Health Unit, Disease Control Division, MoH
• Haze
In year 2017, no haze episode was recorded.

• Heat Wave
In Malaysia, there was no heat wave episode occurred in 2017. However, there were 10 cases of heat
related illness reported (Table 24).

Table 24
Heat related illness in 2017
Cases
Month District Facility Heat Heat Heat
Stroke Cramp Exhaustion
March Langkawi Hospital Langkawi (OPD) - - 4

March Bukit Katil KK Air Keroh, Melaka (OPD) - 1 -

September Mersing Hospital Sultan Ismail, JB 5 - -
(Inpatient)

Source: Environmental Health Unit, Disease Control Division, MoH

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