at large the message about imminent flooding were through the installation of early warning system.
According to these officials, a number of flood early warning systems were deployed at various spots in
Kuala Lumpur. These include areas next to the Independent Square and several river-side communities
near the city centre. However, none are available in the study area of Segambut. The absence of flood
warning system in Segambut squatter communities was probably because the area was not considered as a
priority locality since it was not occupied by permanent residents with legally-owned properties.
With the lack of formal flood warning system, the CBO of the study area took the initiative of utilising
the public announcement system at the prayer hall (surau) to alert their members about any imminent risk
of flooding. The public announcement system was also used to instruct the affected residents to evacuate
their houses and move to temporary shelters for safety and to receive assistance. The respondents
reiterated that the public announcement system has helped tremendously especially when the flooding
occurred on few occasions in the past late at night when most of the residents were fast asleep. The use of
the public announcement system in alerting the communities and giving out safety instructions is another
instance of adaptation of risk communication by the CBO in responding to flood hazard within the
communities (see Sheppard et al. 2012).