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

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