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Since 1967 disastrous floods swept across many parts of the country with suffering great economic losses to property and crops, as well as a death toll of more than 50. Kuala Lumpur, the Federal Capital, suffered equally the wrath of the flood, an incident that overshadowed all past memories of floods in Malaysia. Floods are common on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia during the monsoon period between October and March, but this year’s torrential rain has led to mass evacuations. There are two basic types of rainfall causing flooding with moderate intensity, long duration rainfall covering a wide area; and high intensity, short duration localised rainfall. In addition, flood records indicate that there is a seasonal pattern of flood occurrences. Therefore, there is a need to create disaster engagement that can lead to more effective flood management and safe many lives from this situation. A Disaster Tower is one of the best method that plays a critical role in disaster preparedness, mitigation, and response. The main purpose of our disaster tower is to provide the monitoring and Early Warning system, to Coordinate and communicate, act as an emergency response and become the community safety and shelter unit. In Malaysia, there is a need for disaster tower as we seen many flood disasters that increase year by year.