EXERCISE SCENARIO by Lt Col Nordin Mohd Yusof Joint Force HQ, Ministry of Defence Alor Setar, Kedah INITIAL PLANNING CONFERENCE FOR ARF DiREx September 2014

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September EXERCISE GENERAL SCENARIO ARF DIREX 2015

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September Malaysia lies 1 degrees to 7 degrees North of the Equator line in the equatorial doldrums area, which is experiencing a tropical climate with two monsoonal seasons, the South West Monsoon and North East Monsoon

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September Tropical Cyclone Greg 24/12/1996 Typhoon Vamei 27/12/2001 MALAYSIA’S PAST EXPERIENCES

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September First spotted on 23 rd January 2015 as a monsoon disturbance over the northern part of Borneo of South China Sea water basin From South China Sea, the cyclone cross over the Andaman Sea by passing through Surathani Province at Isthmus of Kra, Thailand At the wee hours in the morning 28 th Jan, having the strength of super typhoon with maximum wind speed of 200 kmph, it makes a landfall over Perlis and creates extremely devastation disaster to the state and its neighbours.

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September More than 300 mm of rainfall was recorded within a 5-hour period. About 60% of the state has been inundated with water between 1 and 5 meters, mainly in low lying areas together with massive landslides. Since most people are caught unprepared, numerous victims and casualties have been reported in this catastrophe. One of the most affected areas is Timah Tasoh area.

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September

8 The Malaysian Government through its National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) has immediately activated the National Security Council (NSC) Directive 20 and has set up Emergency Operations Centres (EOCs) at National and State Levels. All government agencies and Non - Governmental Organisations have been directed to be deployed in disaster relief operations throughout the nation.

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September a. A preliminary estimate has indicated that the state of Perlis has more than 100,000 victims who are now homeless. b.The damage inflicted has also resulted in populations being stranded. Locals were seen leaving their homes due to floods and landslides. c.Most areas around Timah Tasoh Lake, Chuping and Beseri have reported electricity and water supply cut-off. d.Communications are also down due to the loss of electricity. e.Infrastructures in the remote areas were damaged due to strong winds, landslides and most roads are impassable. Local Emergency Response and Aid Teams (ERAT) in Perlis have conducted a survey of the affected areas and has reported the impacts to EOC/NDMO as follows:

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September f.500 people in Kampung Timah needs to be evacuated immediately. g.1,500 people in Kampung Air have been out off food and water for 2 days. They require food, water, temporary shelter and medical services as soon as possible. h.Rescue Teams are required to be on standby for SAR operations at Timah Tasoh. i.Medical services are needed for disaster victims around Timah Tasoh.

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September j.CBRNE team to respond to Chemical Leakage and RTA (HAZMAT) incident. k.Evacuation Centres are needed to provide shelter, food, water and medical services. l.MSAR to rescue passengers and crews of the ship.

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September The EOC at CDMRC were unable to cope with the magnitude of the disaster that is affecting the East-coast and Northern states despite mobilizing all the government agencies. The government reported that they are unable to provide immediate humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) at Timah Tasoh. Thus on 30 th January 2015, NSC submitted a request for assistance for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) from the international community through the AHA Centre.

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September The Commercial Port in Penang and World Resort in Langkawi Island suffered minor damage. The Sultan Abdul Halim Airport and Langkawi International Airport in Kedah, Bayan Lepas Airport in Penang and Royal Malaysian Airforce Airbase in Butterworth also suffered minor damages but are still operational.

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September The identified emergency needs and tasks are as follows: a.Search and Rescue (SAR) in landslides, collapsed building, Maritime SAR and others. b.Medical Services. c.Immediate relief Aids (Temporary Shelter, Food and Water supply). d.Infrastructure Support (Temporary Bridge). e.Indirect Support for Evacuation of affected population from remote areas and island (MEDEVAC, CASEVAC, Urban and Maritime SAR). f.CBRNE teams for chemical leakage (HAZMAT).

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September EXERCISE AREA OF OPERATIONS EOC(NSC) EXCON

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September (LAND ACTIVITY) Chuping Sugar Factory Timah Tasoh Lake Resort MALAYSIATHAILAND LANDSLIDE AND COLLAPSE BUILDING FLOOD/MASS EVACUATION SAR IMMEDIATE RELIEF AID CHEMICAL LEAKAGE (CBRNE) FIELD HOSPITAL HAZMAT (RTA) EVACUATION CENTRE

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September MARITIME SAR A 1 LANGKAWI ISLAND KUAH MARITIME SAR A 2 WORLD RESORT MARITIME ACTIVITY

IPC ARF DiREx 2015 | Alor Setar, Kedah | 9-11 September 2014 Q & A SESSION 18

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